Judge Dismisses 340B Contract Pharmacy-Related Antitrust Claims Against Insulin Manufacturers

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A federal district judge in Rochester, N.Y., has dismissed two community health centers’ antitrust suit against insulin manufacturers over the companies’ 340B pricing policies.

A federal district judge has dismissed two community health centers’ federal and state antitrust claims against four insulin and diabetes drug manufacturers over the companies’ denials of 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

Chief Judge Elizabeth Wolford of

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Judge Continues Stay in 340B Dispute Resolution Lawsuit

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A federal district judge continued the stay in community health centers’ lawsuit over the 340B administrative dispute resolution process.

A federal district judge on Wednesday continued the stay in community health centers’ lawsuit against federal health officials over the administrative dispute resolution process for the 340B program after accepting the explanation for a missed deadline to file a report

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Federal Judge Asks About Overdue Status Report in 340B Dispute Resolution Case

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U.S. District Judge Florence Pan signaled her displeasure with NACHC and the federal government for missing a Sept. 3 deadline for a legal filing.

A federal district judge in Washington, D.C., yesterday ordered community health centers to answer why she should not dismiss their lawsuit against federal health officials over the administrative dispute resolution process for the 340B program.

Judge Florence Pan of U.S.

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340B Report Exclusive: CMS May Owe 340B Hospitals More Money Than Anticipated

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There have been various estimates of how much it will cost the U.S. government to remedy unlawful Medicare Part B drug payment cuts for 340B hospitals.

The potential cost to the U.S. government next year of remedying unlawful Medicare Part B drug payment cuts for 340B hospitals could be higher than federal Medicare officials think.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services in mid-July put

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Judge Orders HHS to Respond to Ruling Letting Health Center Challenge 340B Patient Definition

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A federal appeals court gave South Carolina-based Genesis Health Care another chance to challenge the legality of the 340B drug pricing program's patient definition.

A federal district judge on Tuesday gave federal health officials a Sept. 22 deadline to respond to a higher court’s ruling last month that a South Carolina health center has the right to challenge the legality of the government’s 340B

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Sixth Group of 340B Hospitals Sues HHS Over Medicare Drug Payment Cuts

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New Orleans-based Ochsner Medical Center and six other 340B hospitals have sued in federal court to force HHS to immediately remedy illegal Medicare Part B drug payment cuts in place since 2018.

Correction, Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, 3:00 p.m. EDT—The original version of this article mistakenly said the hospital plaintiffs’ complaint stated that HHS improperly based 2020 and 2021 Medicare Part B drug payment cuts for 340B hospitals on a survey of

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HHS Has ‘No Real Plan to Stop Underpaying’ 340B Hospitals’ Part B Claims, Groups Tell Court

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Hospital groups asked a federal district court to deny HHS's request to be allowed to craft its own plan to remedy unlawful Medicare Part B drug payments cuts to 340B hospitals since 2018.

Federal health officials should not be allowed to craft their own plan to remedy unlawful Medicare Part B drug payments cuts for 340B hospitals since 2018, as the government has not shown how it would stop future illegal payment cuts,

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Development May Expedite Ruling on Widely Watched State Law Intended to Require Rx Manufacturers to Provide 340B Discounts

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A federal court decision about the legality of an Arkansas law that requires drug makers to honor 340B contract pharmacy arrangements might come sooner than originally thought.

A federal district judge has accepted a plan that might speed up a decision in the drug industry’s lawsuit challenging an Arkansas law that requires drug makers to honor 340B contract pharmacy arrangements.

U.S. Senior District Judge Billy Roy Wilson

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Appeals Court Will Hear Oral Arguments in October in Novartis and United Therapeutics’ 340B Contract Pharmacy Suit

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A federal appeals court will hear arguments Oct. 24 about Novartis and United Therapeutics’ conditions on 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

The U.S. government and drug makers Novartis and United Therapeutics’ cross-appeals in their 340B contract pharmacy legal dispute have been set for oral arguments in October, marking the first of the closely watched lawsuits to advance to oral arguments at

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Feds File Briefs in Response to AstraZeneca and Lilly Arguments in Key 340B Cases

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The U.S. Justice Department recently responded to AstraZeneca and Lilly's arguments in lawsuits in federal circuit court over the two drug companies' denials of 340B pricing involving the contract pharmacy program.

The federal government during the past week filed responses to arguments that drug manufacturers AstraZeneca and Lilly made in federal appeals courts in their 340B contract pharmacy lawsuits.

“In enacting the 340B program, Congress was clear that drug manufacturers must

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