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The 340B Drug Pricing Program: Top Five Things to Know

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The 340B Drug Pricing Program continues to provide critical support for covered entities, although the program is subject to ongoing scrutiny and congressional, judicial, and industry pressures. Certain key guidance documents...more

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CMS Rules Propose Changes Regarding the Medicare Prescription Drug Inflation Rebate Program, Refundable Drugs, Skin Supplements...

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On July 31, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) published its mammoth proposed rule entitled “Medicare and Medicaid Programs: Calendar Year 2025 Payment Policies under the Physician Fee Schedule and Other...more

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Mintz IRA Update — Learning From Experience: Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program Updates

Since our last edition of the Mintz IRA Update, the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program (the “Negotiation Program” or “Program”) and related maximum fair price (MFP) negotiation process for each of the 10 high-expenditure...more

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Health Care Week In Review: House Held Oversight Hearing on the 340B Program and HHS Expanded Certified Community Behavioral...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Health Care Week in Review: House Members Introduced Legislation Intended to Enhance 340 Program Transparency; HHS Released...

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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Health Care Week in Review: HHS Finalizes 340B ADR Rule; House and Senate Hold Hearings on President’s FY 2025 HHS Budget

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Below is Alston & Bird’s Health Care Week in Review, which provides a synopsis of the latest news in health care regulations, notices, and guidance; federal legislation and congressional committee action; reports, studies,...more

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340B Remedy Rule and Medicare Advantage Rates: Navigating Shifting Payments

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On April 1, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Announcement of Calendar Year (CY) 2025 Medicare Advantage (MA) Capitation Rates and Part C and Part D Payment Policies, otherwise known as the...more

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Federal, State Drug Pricing Plans Prompting Deeper Challenges

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The pharmaceutical industry faced pressure and uncertainty in 2023 and that will likely continue in 2024, partially because of the implementation and evolution of the Inflation Reduction Act. Meanwhile, states are expected to...more

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CMS Issues Revised Guidance Implementing Medicare Inflation Rebates Under the Inflation Reduction Act

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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) continues to take steps implementing the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). Newly revised guidance issued on December 14, 2023, makes notable changes and clarifications...more

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CMS Issues Final Rule Remedying Underpayments to 340B Covered Entities

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule on Nov. 2, 2023, detailing how the agency will remedy underpayments from 2018 to 2022 for drugs acquired via the 340B Drug Pricing Program. The final...more

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Policy Update - CMS Finalizes Remedy for 340B-Acquired Drugs Purchased in CYs 2018–2022

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On November 2, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the rule Medicare Program; Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System: Remedy for the Calendar Years 2018–2022 to addresses how the...more

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Previewing the Final Hospital Outpatient Medicare Payment Reg

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Sharpen your pencils and locate your reading glasses: the final Medicare payment regulations for calendar year (CY) 2024 will be released within the next week. In the last Regs & Eggs blog post, I discussed a major issue...more

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CMS Proposes to Resolve 340B Illegal Rate with $9M Pay-Out for Traditional Medicare; Medicare Advantage to be Negotiated Privately

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In July 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (“CMS”) proposed a final rule to address illegal traditional Medicare rates paid in the 340B Drug Pricing Program from 2018-2022. CMS’ proposal would see CMS pay...more

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The CMS List of Selected Drugs: Developing Effective Arguments for Pricing of Selected Drugs Under the Inflation Reduction Act of...

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On Aug. 29, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) issued the inaugural list of drugs selected for price setting under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA). Those selected drugs are Eliquis, Jardiance,...more

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Where Things Stand on Drug Pricing at the Halfway Point of 2023

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While only slightly past the midway point of 2023, it has already been a busy year for developments in drug pricing. Notably, CMS released its final guidance in preparation for price negotiations and the first 10 drugs...more

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Unpacking CMS's Proposed Rule for Correcting Underpayments for 340B Drug Reimbursement

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In this episode, Darlene Davis, Leah Richardson, and Andrew Ruskin unravel CMS’s proposed rule for the remedy for Medicare payments for drugs purchased under the 340B Program and reimbursed as hospital outpatient services....more

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CMS Proposes Remedy for 340B-Acquired Drug Payment Policy for CY 2018-2022

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Along with its calendar year (CY) 2024 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) proposed rule, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) have also published the long-awaited proposal to remediate the...more

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CMS Issues Proposed Remedy for 340B-Acquired Drug Payment Policy

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On Friday, July 7, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published its proposed rule to remedy payment rates the Supreme Court held invalid in a ruling last summer. A key component of the remedy is maintaining...more

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Healthcare Authority Newsletter - July 2023 #1

News Briefs - SCOTUS Affirmative Action Ruling May Impact Healthcare Sector - Doctors are concerned that a Supreme Court ruling issued June 29 will have far-reaching effects not only on the diversity of doctors and other care...more

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CMS Proposal to Make One-Time $9 Billion Lump Sum Payment to 340B-Covered Entity Hospitals

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ("CMS") recently announced its proposal to make a one-time lump sum payment of roughly $9 billion to 340B-covered entity hospitals that were impacted by the agency's unlawful...more

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CMS Proposes Returning $9 Billion to More Than 1,600 Hospitals

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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System: Remedy for 340B-Acquired Drugs Purchased in Cost Years 2018-2022 Proposed Rule on July 7, 2023. CMS has published...more

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CMS Proposes $9 Billion Refund to 340B Hospitals and Reductions in Future Payments to All Hospitals for Non-Drug Services

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On July 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to implement a remedy in response to last year’s Supreme Court decision finding the Medicare Part B payment policy for hospitals in the 340B...more

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Healthcare Preview for the Week of: July 10, 2023

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We hope that you, like Congress, enjoyed some time off last week and are ready to dive in—for a few days at least. As we previously reminded you, the House is only in session 12 days in July, then away for August recess, and...more

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CMS Releases Proposed Remedy for 340B-Acquired Drugs Purchased in CYs 2018–2022

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On July 7, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released the proposed rule, Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System: Remedy for 340B-Acquired Drugs Purchased for Calendar Years 2018–2022, to...more

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HHS Takes Steps to Resolve 340B Medicaid MCO Duplicate Discount Confusion

On May 26, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed an update to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) rules, which includes provisions aimed at preventing 340B duplicate discounts on claims...more

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