Category: Judicial

340B Health System’s Suit Against Drugmakers Seeks to Recover ‘Hundreds of Millions in Overpayments’

January 23, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Calif-based Adventist Health System/West and four drugmakers are clashing in federal district court over allegations of 340B overcharges.

A California health system is continuing a previously sealed whistleblower case it first filed in 2021 against several pharmaceutical companies. [...]

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AbbVie Pushes to Block Louisiana 340B Contract Law, New State AG Takes Office

January 19, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

In a recent federal court filing, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill's office said it had not moved to enforce a state 340B contract pharmacy law.

Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie recently urged a federal judge to rule on its suit against Louisiana’s 340B contract pharmacy law without [...]

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Health System Pays $7.25 Million in Settlement of 340B-Involved Kickback Allegations, without Liability Findings

January 9, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

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Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare and the federal government have settled a 340B-related False Claims Act suit against the system.

A Memphis-based health system agreed to a $7.25 million settlement—without admitting wrongdoing—of federal allegations that it paid kickbacks funded, in [...]

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2024 340B Contract Pharmacy Outlook: Expect More State Than Federal Action, Say Attorneys and Lobbyists

January 9, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

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A decision upholding Arkansas' state contract pharmacy law from the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals could cause more states to push similar laws, attorneys and lobbyists said.

Amid expected congressional gridlock, there is a much higher likelihood of state legislative action on 340B contract pharmacies than federal [...]

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Federal Government Passes on Appealing Key Patient Definition Ruling

January 5, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

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The Biden administration will not appeal a high-profile November federal court ruling on the 340B patient definition.

The Biden administration will not appeal a high-profile November federal court ruling to prohibit enforcement of a 340B patient definition [...]

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2024 Congressional 340B Outlook: Overhaul Unlikely Without Major Legal Developments, Senate Deal

January 5, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A Senate Committee recently approved the FY25 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

In 2024, congressional gridlock and election year dynamics will likely slow momentum on any comprehensive 340B program reform package, lobbyists [...]

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Novo Nordisk, Arkansas Reach Temporary Deal Amid Contract Pharmacy Fight

January 4, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief 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.

Novo Nordisk will lift restrictions in Arkansas on 340B providers’ contract pharmacy arrangements and Arkansas will suspend enforcement against the [...]

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Hospital Groups Urge Federal Court to Dismiss Drug Industry Suit Against Louisiana Law

January 3, 2024 Ted Slafsky, Publisher & CEO Views

Four hospital associations filed an amicus brief in support of Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry's defense of his state's contract pharmacy law.

Four hospital associations are asking a federal judge in Louisiana to throw out a suit filed by the drug industry [...]

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2023 Contract Pharmacy Developments: Surging Restrictions, State Law Legal Battles

January 3, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

In 2023, Arkansas became the first state to move to enforce a 340B contract pharmacy law as manufacturer restrictions continued to increase.

In 2023, the battle over the use of contract pharmacy arrangements by 340B providers was marked by increasing drugmaker restrictions, [...]

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Louisiana, Health Centers Seek Dismissal of Contract Pharmacy Law Challenge

December 21, 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.

Attorneys representing the state of Louisiana and 340B providers urged a federal judge to dismiss AstraZeneca’s lawsuit against Louisiana’s contract [...]

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