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25 States File Joint Briefs Backing HHS and HRSA in 340B Contract Pharmacy Cases

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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong (D) led the coalition of states backing the federal government in 340B contract pharmacy cases before federal appeals courts.

Twenty-five states are backing the federal government in litigation before two federal appeals courts over drug manufacturers’ denials of 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

A bipartisan group of state attorneys general filed friend of the court briefs this

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Letting Pharma Put Strings on 340B is Letting Fox Guard Henhouse, Feds Tell Appeals Courts

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The DOJ told federal appeals courts in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., that HHS was right to tell drug manufacturers their conditions on 340B contract pharmacy are illegal and must end.

Letting drug manufacturers put conditions on 340B drug discounts “would be akin to letting the fox guard the henhouse,” the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) told federal appeals courts in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., last night in a pair of filings

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Fed. Judge Lets 340B Providers Intervene in Closely Watched Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit

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A federal judge is letting Piggott Community Hospital in northeastern Arkansas and Community Health Centers of Arkansas intervene in PhRMA's lawsuit challenging a state law protecting 340B contract pharmacy arrangements.

A federal district judge on Tuesday let Arkansas’ state health center association and a critical access hospital in the state have a role in the drug industry’s lawsuit challenging the state’s one-of-a-kind law protecting 340B contract pharmacy arrangements.

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California 340B Health Centers Blast CMS in Court Over its Role in State Medicaid Drug Benefit Transfer

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California 340B health centers' suit against the state's transfer of Medicaid managed care drug benefits to Medicaid fee for service is being heard at the Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse in Sacramento.

California health centers asked a federal district judge in late April to deny the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) motion to dismiss the health centers’ claims against CMS arising over the state’s transfer of Medicaid managed care

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Appeals Court Consolidates AstraZeneca, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Cases

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The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals has decided to hear and rule on AstraZeneca, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk’s 340B contract pharmacy litigation together.

A federal appeals court in Philadelphia, as expected, has decided to consider and rule on AstraZeneca’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit in tandem with Sanofi and Novo Nordisk’s 340B contract pharmacy cases.

The U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals announced the

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Federal Circuit Court Begins Lilly’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Appeal in Earnest

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The U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals issued a schedule for the filing of briefs in Lilly's 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit.

A federal appeals court in Chicago is satisfied with the final judgement it ordered a lower court to issue in Lilly’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit, clearing the way the lawsuit’s next stage to get rolling.

The U.S. Seventh Court of

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At Direction of U.S. Appeals Court, Judge Issues Amended Judgement in Lilly’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Case

Senior District Court Judge Sarah Evans Barker
It is unknown whether U.S. Senior District Judge Sarah Evans Barker’s amended partial final judgement in Lilly's 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit will satisfy a higher court that kicked the case back to her.

A federal district judge in Indianapolis last week responded to a higher court’s directive and entered an amended partial final judgement in drug manufacturer Lilly’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit. It is not clear whether the judge did enough to satisfy

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Feds Tell Court Tennessee Health System Paid for Referrals to Recoup “Staggering” 340B Discounts

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The federal government told a court this week that Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare agreed to pay a private oncology practice "for referrals and the opportunity to recoup discounts through the 340B program." Methodist has vowed to vigorously defend itself against what it says are meritless claims.

The federal government on Monday accused a Tennessee health system of unlawfully paying a Memphis-area private oncology practice for patient referrals, letting the system “recoup a staggering discount in costs” through the 340B program. The 340B health system—Methodist Le Bonheur

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Feds Appeal Court Ruling in AstraZeneca’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit

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The federal government is appealing a lower court's ruling in AstraZeneca’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit.

The federal government, as expected, is challenging a federal district judge’s February opinion and March final orders in drug manufacturer AstraZeneca’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit.

The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) announced the appeal in a one-sentence court filing on April

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Multiple Developments in 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Appeals

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Mosaic Health and Central Virginia Health Services alleged in a Sept. 30 filing with the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals that diabetes drugmakers colluded to place contract pharmacy restrictions.

A federal appeals court in Chicago has told a lower court in Indianapolis to issue a final judgement in drug manufacturer Lilly’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit to clear the way for the case’s next phase.

An appeals court in Philadelphia

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