PhRMA Sues in Federal Court to Stop Enforcement of Arkansas Law
On September 29, PhRMA brought a case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas to stay enforcement of the Arkansas law (Act 1103) that makes it…
Fighting to Preserve the Benefits of the 340B Program
On September 29, PhRMA brought a case in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas to stay enforcement of the Arkansas law (Act 1103) that makes it…
On September 23, U.S. Senator Mike Braun (R-IN) introduced a bill to amend the 340B statute to allow HHS to audit 340B covered entities to determine how they use “net…
Earlier today, HRSA sent letters to Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, and United Therapeutics alerting them that the agency has notified the HHS-Office of the Inspector General (OIG),…
Gilead recently notified pharmacies that beginning January 1, 2022, they must enter into a participation agreement in order to submit claims and receive reimbursement under Gilead’s Patient Assistance Program and…
On July 29, the Arkansas Insurance Department (“AID”) issued an order suspending for 90 days (until October 27) the enforcement of certain provisions of a recently enacted Arkansas law that…
On August 11, Merck issued a letter announcing its policy to stop “voluntarily” providing 340B discounts to hospital covered entities on drugs dispensed at contract pharmacies unless the hospital provides…
Late Tuesday evening, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services legislation that supports agency action against manufacturers that are not…
On July 19, HHS and the Departments of Labor and Treasury took an important step to remove insurance copayment requirements as a barrier to access to HIV preexposure prophylaxis (“PrEP”)…
On July 11, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year (FY) 2022 appropriations bill (the “Bill”) and accompanying report for the Department of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related…
The following article was originally posted on The Parkersburg News and Sentinel’s website, https://www.newsandsentinel.com, on July 13, 2021. Most patients are likely unaware of the ins and outs of the…