In Strongly Worded Brief in United Therapeutics Case, Feds Defend 340B Contract Pharmacy Actions

Federal officials relied “on sound statutory interpretation and sufficient evidence” when it concluded in May that United Therapeutics (UT) broke the law when it conditioned access to 340B pricing on its products, government lawyers told a federal district judge yesterday.

Federal officials relied “on sound statutory interpretation and sufficient evidence” when it concluded in May that United Therapeutics (UT) broke the law when it conditioned access to 340B pricing on its products, government lawyers told a federal district judge in

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Feds and AstraZeneca Trade Punches in Drug Maker’s 340B Lawsuit

Drug manufacturer AstraZeneca and the federal government each told a federal district court last Friday why it, and not the other, should prevail in Astra’s lawsuit over the government’s 340B contract pharmacy requirements.

Drug manufacturer AstraZeneca and the federal government each told a federal district court last Friday why it, and not the other, should prevail in Astra’s lawsuit over the government’s 340B contract pharmacy requirements.

The Aug. 6 filings were the latest

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340B to Be Key Agenda Item for Biden’s New HHS General Counsel Pick

President Biden has nominated civil rights attorney Sam Bagenstos to be HHS General Counsel.

President Biden has nominated current White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) General Counsel Sam Bagenstos to be the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) General Counsel—a post that has had a growing role in defending the 340B

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PhRMA Urges Court Again to Strike Down 340B Dispute Resolution Process

PhRMA's lawsuit challenging the 340B administrative dispute resolution process is being heard in federal district court in Baltimore.

Regulations establishing a binding administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process for the 340B program were rushed into place last December to defeat lawsuits, are fatally flawed legally and constitutionally, and should be struck down, the main U.S. trade association for drug

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Contrary to Reports, Judge in AstraZeneca Lawsuit Did Not Strike Down 340B Unlimited Contract Pharmacy, Court Clerk Says

U.S. Chief District Judge Leonard Stark did not rule that AstraZeneca is not required to deliver 340B discounts drugs to an unlimited number of contract pharmacies, the court clerk's office said today.

The clerk of the federal district court in Wilmington, Del., confirmed this morning that a judge did not rule that drug manufacturer AstraZeneca is not required to deliver 340B discounts drugs to an unlimited number of contract pharmacies. There were

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Insulin Manufacturers Colluded on 340B Contract Pharmacy After Joint Lobbying Push Failed, Lawsuit Alleges

Four insulin manufacturers conspired to deny 340B discounts on their products shipped to contract pharmacies after an effort to lobby the Trump administration failed, a lawsuit alleges.

CORRECTION Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, 8:15 p.m.—Earlier today, we misdescribed Novo Nordisk’s 340B contract pharmacy policy. Beginning on Jan. 1, 2021, Novo Nordisk stopped facilitating bill to/ship to distribution of 340B product to hospital contract pharmacies. We incorrectly said Novo

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Health Center Files 340B Contract Pharmacy Antitrust Suit Against Insulin Makers, Seeks Nationwide Class Action Certification

The reception area in Mosaic Health's Illion, N.Y., location. Mosaic accuses four insulin manufacturers in a new lawsuit of conspiring to raise prices for 340B entities that use contract pharmacies.

An upstate New York health center has sued the nation’s four major insulin manufacturers for allegedly conspiring to stop offering 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

Mosaic Health’s July 30 lawsuit claims that insulin manufacturers’ Sanofi, Eli

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Feds and Lilly Make Their Case to Federal Judge in Key Hearing Today

U.S.District Judge Sarah Evans Barker held a hearing today in drug manufacturer Eli Lilly's 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit against HRSA.

Attorneys for the government and drug manufacturer Eli Lilly dueled over the legality of 340B contract pharmacy requirements during a hearing before a federal district judge in Indianapolis today.

Stakeholders are watching the Lilly case closely because, given how far

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In AstraZeneca’s 340B Lawsuit, Focus Shifts to HRSA’s May 17 Violation Letter

AstraZeneca and the federal government have filed a new round of briefs in the drug manufacturer’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit.

AstraZeneca and the federal government have filed a new round of briefs in the drug manufacturer’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit, this round focused on the government’s May 17 letter telling the company its contract pharmacy actions are illegal.

In a

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Judge Consolidates Arguments in Two 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuits

A federal district judge will hold a joint hearing in October on drug makers’ Novartis and United Therapeutics’ 340B contract pharmacy lawsuits.

A federal district judge will hold a joint hearing in October on drug makers’ Novartis and United Therapeutics’ (UT) lawsuits challenging the government’s findings in May that the two companies’ 340B contract pharmacy policies are unlawful.

In a short unpublished

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