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Indictment of Pharmacy Marketer Reveals Unsuccessful Efforts to Conceal Kickbacks

The U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General recently announced the indictment of a pharmacy marketer who allegedly received and paid kickbacks in violation of the federal...more

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Drug Pricing: White House Announces Withdrawal of Proposed Changes to Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors

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On July 11, 2019, the Trump administration announced it would withdraw a proposed rule that would eliminate the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) safe harbor that protected rebates made from pharmaceutical manufacturers to pharmacy...more

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New Medicare Part D Demonstration to Address Proposed Changes to Anti-Kickback Safe Harbors

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• The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced a new Medicare Part D demonstration to address the potential implementation of a recent proposed rule that would exclude from anti-kickback safe harbor...more

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HHS OIG Issues Proposed Rule Altering AKS Safe Harbor for Pharmacy Benefit Manager Rebates

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The federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) prohibits the knowing and willful solicitation, receipt, offer or payment of any remuneration, directly or indirectly, overtly or covertly, in cash or in kind, in return for or to...more

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HHS Targets PBMs But May Exceed Its Legal Authority In Proposed Rule Eliminating AKS Protection For Drug Rebates

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The Trump Administration’s latest effort to limit the power of pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) is marred by economic uncertainty and looming legal scrutiny. The Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) within the Department of...more

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OIG Proposes Revisions to Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor Regulations Affecting Prescription Drug Rebates

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Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) published a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) in the Federal Register to amend the federal anti-kickback statute safe harbor...more

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HHS Proposes Rule to Eliminate Safe Harbor for PBM Drug Rebates

On February 6, 2019, the Office of the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (the “OIG”) published in the Federal Register a proposed rule (the “Proposed Rule”) that, if made final in its...more

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HHS Proposes 'Sweeping' Changes to Pharmacy Drug Pricing

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The pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) industry recently has come under significant scrutiny by the Trump administration....more

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HHS OIG Proposes Anti-Kickback Safe Harbor Amendments to Regulate and Restrict the Provision of Manufacturer Remuneration to Plan...

On January 31, 2019, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of Inspector General (“OIG”) issued a proposed rule (“Proposed Rule”) that would restrict safe harbor protection under the federal Anti-Kickback...more

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Drug Rebates Threatened Under Proposed Anti-kickback Rule

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The Office of Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services (“OIG”) released a proposed rule to eliminate safe harbor protection under the anti-kickback statute for drug price reductions that pharmaceutical...more

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

Sweeping Changes Proposed to Safe Harbors for Drug Discounts to Health Plans

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has published a proposed rule that would make sweeping changes to the discount and rebate arrangements between drug manufacturers on the one hand and Medicare Part D plans and...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

OIG Proposed Rule Seeks to Address Drug Pricing Concerns – But Will It?

In an effort to respond to prescription drug pricing concerns, on January 31, 2019, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released a highly anticipated, 123-page...more

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