Category: Judicial

340B Driving Anti-Competitive Health System Tactics, Says Lawsuit

September 14, 2023 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

An independent cancer care practice filed a federal lawsuit against Jefferson Health related to the 340B program.

An independent cancer care practice is suing a Philadelphia health system in federal court over a range of alleged anti-competitive [...]

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Arkansas Can Enforce 340B Contract Pharmacy Law, State Attorney Tells Appeals Court

September 12, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

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The Arkansas Insurance Department will imminently enforce a state 340B contract pharmacy law following a key federal appeals court decision.

An attorney for the state of Arkansas recently told a federal appeals court that the state will enforce its 340B [...]

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Sources Cited in Drugmakers’ Brief Question Accuracy in High-Profile 340B Patient Definition Case

September 8, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

Genesis Health Care successfully challenged HRSA's 340B patient definition in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Inaccurate points were ascribed to 340B advisers and service providers in a recent legal filing by four drugmakers as part [...]

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Appeals Court Decision May Threaten Some State Health Plan Regulations, 340B Protections

September 8, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A federal appeals court struck down parts of an Oklahoma PBM law, which could create a legal gray area for certain 340B protections.

A federal appeals court decision striking down parts of an Oklahoma pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) law could jeopardize state laws [...]

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PhRMA to Federal Appeals Court: Arkansas Enforcing 340B Contract Pharmacy Law; Seventh Drugmaker Sues Over IRA

September 6, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

PhRMA filed a citation to notify the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis that Arkansas is enforcing its 340B contract pharmacy law.

The drug industry group challenging the legality of Arkansas’ 340B contract pharmacy law, notified a federal appeals court that the [...]

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Little Chance Congress Clears 340B Overhaul in 2023—Unless Courts Act, Say Lobbyists

August 31, 2023 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Key House Republicans on Tuesday introduced long-awaited—and contentious—legislation to overhaul the 340B program.

Congress is unlikely to clear any major reform of the 340B in the remaining months of 2023, unless spurred by [...]

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Boehringer Ingelheim Sues to Block Medicare Price Negotiations

August 31, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Boehringer Ingelheim sued the federal government to block Medicare price negotiations shortly before its diabetes drug was picked for negotiations.

Drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) sued the federal government to block Medicare price negotiations shortly before the Department of Health [...]

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Federal Judge Accepts Drug Company Filings in 340B Patient Definition Case

August 29, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

Genesis Health Care successfully challenged HRSA's 340B patient definition in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

A federal district judge has allowed five major drugmakers to file friend-of-the-court briefs in a lawsuit over patient eligibility to [...]

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AstraZeneca Sues to Block Medicare Price Negotiations Over ‘Unintended Consequences’ to Orphan Drug Development

August 29, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

AstraZeneca will discontinue a certain bottle dosage of its breast cancer drug Truqap (capiversatib) by the end of the year but allow 340B covered entities to replenish their supply with an equivalent dose in blister pack package form.

Drugmaker AstraZeneca sued the federal government to block Medicare drug price negotiations on Friday, just days before the government announced [...]

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Health Center Asks Court to Reject Drug Maker Briefs in Challenge to 340B Patient Definition

August 24, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Genesis Health Care successfully challenged HRSA's 340B patient definition in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

A health center challenging the government’s 340B program patient definition in a federal district court recently asked a federal judge [...]

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