A federal district judge last night issued the second court ruling of the day involving drug manufacturers’ denials of and limitations on 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies. Like the day’s earlier ruling, this one too was mixed,
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Breaking: Federal Judge Hands Down Mixed Opinion in Sanofi and Novo Nordisk’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuits
A federal district judge this afternoon upheld the federal government’s finding that drug manufacturers Sanofi and Novo Nordisk cannot unilaterally impose restrictions on offers of 340B pricing to covered entities and that their policies must cease.
U.S. Chief District Judge
…The federal government on Tuesday urged the judges in AstraZeneca, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, and United Therapeutics’ separate 340B contract pharmacy lawsuits to follow the lead of the judge in Lilly’s case and hold that these five companies’ contract pharmacy
…President Biden yesterday nominated the federal district judge assigned to AstraZeneca’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit to fill a vacancy on a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C.
The White House announced U.S. District Judge Leonard Stark’s nomination to be a
…Democratic lawmakers have come to an agreement for placing a limited drug price negotiation plan for the Medicare program into the Build Back Better bill, but how it will impact the 340B program remains to be seen.
“By empowering Medicare
…In a big disappointment for 340B hospital organizations, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced late this afternoon that it will continue a nearly 30% reduction in place since 2018 in Medicare Part B reimbursement for hospitals’
…Both sides are claiming victory after a federal judge’s ruling Friday in Eli Lilly’s lawsuit against federal health agencies in defense of its policies on 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.
U.S. Senior Judge’s Sarah Evans Barker
…The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could disclose as soon as today whether it will continue, end, or modify the nearly 30% cut in certain hospitals’ Medicare Part B reimbursement for 340B-purchased drugs.
The White House Office
…A GOP U.S. Senator who has been active on 340B matters for decades last week asked President Biden’s pick to be the U.S. Health and Human Services Department’s top lawyer if HHS could be doing more to protect the 340B
…Efforts to pass federal drug pricing legislation, pronounced dead by many last week, arose in time for Halloween.
Liberal and conservative congressional Democrats and the White House reportedly are still trying to strike a deal centered on letting Medicare negotiate
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