340B Dispute Resolution Process is Constitutional, Feds Tell Court

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling confirms that the 340B administrative dispute resolution process is constitutional, government lawyers told a federal district judge this month.

A recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling about administrative law judges who hear patent disputes confirms that rules establishing the 340B program’s administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process are constitutional, government lawyers told a federal district judge this month.

Under the 340B

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Hospital Groups and Drug Industry Vendor File Briefs in Sanofi’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Suit

A federal district judge this week let six hospitals groups and a drug industry vendor file amicus briefs in Sanofi's 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit.

A federal district judge this week gave six hospital groups and a drug industry services provider permission to separately offer their expert advice in drug manufacturer Sanofi’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit.

In a friend-of-the-court brief, the hospital groups accused

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Judge Rejects Novartis’ Request to Speed Up Hearing in 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit

A federal judge yesterday denied drug maker Novartis’ request to speed up a hearing on its request that the judge block the government from punishing the company over its denials of 340B pricing when health care providers use contract pharmacies

A federal judge yesterday denied drug maker Novartis’ request to speed up a hearing on its request that the judge block the government from punishing the company over its denials of 340B pricing when health care providers use contract pharmacies.

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Parties at Center of Contract Pharmacy Standoff React to HHS OIG Referral

HRSA's decision to refer six drug manufacturers to the HHS OIG has elicited a variety of reactions.

The decision by the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to refer six drug manufacturers to the U.S. Health and Human Services Department of the Office of The Inspector General (HHS OIG) for refusing to offer 340B discounts to

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Breaking: HRSA Refers Six Drug Companies to HHS OIG For Refusing to Offer Discounts

HRSA has referred six drug manufacturers to the HHS Office of Inspector General for refusing to offer 340B discounts in the contract pharmacy setting.

The U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) today referred six drug manufacturers to the U.S. Health and Human Services Department of the Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG) regarding their refusal to offer 340B discounts to 340B covered

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Judge Schedules Joint Hearing in Novartis and United Therapeutics’ 340B Contract Pharmacy Cases

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich scheduled an Oct. 12 joint hearing on pending motions in drug manufacturers’ Novartis and United Therapeutics’ 340B contract pharmacy lawsuits.

A federal district judge in Washington, D.C., yesterday scheduled an Oct. 12 joint hearing on pending motions in drug manufacturers’ Novartis and United Therapeutics’ 340B contract pharmacy lawsuits.

U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich is assigned to both cases. In

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U.S. Supreme Court Gets Several Briefs Urging Rejection of CMS’s Drug Payment Cuts for 340B Hospitals

Nine friend-of-the-court briefs have been filed urging the U.S. Supreme Court to strike down the CMS rule that imposed a huge cut in 340B hospitals’ Medicare reimbursement for physician administered drugs.

Nine friend-of-the-court briefs have been filed in the nation’s highest court urging rejection of an appeals court’s decision last year that upheld a huge cut in 340B hospitals’ Medicare reimbursement for physician administered drugs.

Thirty-seven state and regional hospital associations

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Feds Are “Trying to Muscle” Pharma on 340B Contract Pharmacy, Manufacturer Says in Legal Brief

United Therapeutics (UT) says federal health officials are “trying to muscle an obligation” on drug manufacturers to honor 340B contract pharmacy arrangements “that simply is not there."

Federal health officials are “trying to muscle an obligation” on drug manufacturers to honor 340B contract pharmacy arrangements “that simply is not there,” United Therapeutics (UT) said Tuesday in papers filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C.

Nothing in

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Health Centers Plan to Resubmit 340B Dispute Resolution Petitions

The National Association of Community Health Centers says it intends to resubmit 340B ADR claims against three drug companies. An injunction against ADR proceedings involving one of the companies has kept proceedings against the other two from moving ahead, the federal government said.

The U.S. Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) early this month invited community health centers to “resubmit a new” 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) petition against drug companies that deny or restrict 340B drug discounts when contract pharmacies are involved,

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As Frustration Mounts Over 340B Contract Pharmacy Impasse, Arguments in Highly Anticipated AstraZeneca Lawsuit Postponed to Mid-October

Oral arguments previously scheduled for Sept. 14 in drugmaker AstraZeneca’s closely watched 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit against HHS and HRSA have been rescheduled for Oct. 18.

Oral arguments previously scheduled for Sept. 14 in drugmaker AstraZeneca’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit against HHS and HRSA have been rescheduled for Oct. 18. The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware announced the new date for arguments on

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