A federal district judge in Delaware yesterday rejected the U.S. Health and Human Services Department’s (HHS) position that its withdrawal of its December 2020 advisory opinion on 340B contract pharmacy rendered drug manufacturer AstraZeneca’s claims against the opinion moot.
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More than 150 hospitals have sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in the latest attempt by providers to end steep cuts in 340B reimbursement at their off-campus outpatient sites.
Filed in district court in Washington, D.C.,
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Drug manufacturer Pfizer last week cited a federal judge’s June 16 opinion in AstraZeneca’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit in Pfizer’s own lawsuit aimed at striking down federal restrictions on manufacturer copay assistance to Medicare beneficiaries.
Pfizer sued the U.S. Health
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On May 17, the federal government told six drug companies that their 340B contract pharmacy policies were illegal, and it asked them to provide updates by June 1 on their plans to comply with the law.
At least three of
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Drug manufacturers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk’s denials of 340B drug discounts when covered entities use contract pharmacies are causing entities to lose more than a combined total of $125 million per month in 340B program savings, federal filings in
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Hospitals, health centers, and clinics are losing a projected $3.2 billion a year in 340B program savings due to six drug manufacturers’ denials of 340B pricing on drugs shipped to contract pharmacies, the federal government said in a court filing
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Drug manufacturer AstraZeneca and the federal government are miles apart on what a federal judge should do next after ruling last week that the government had no basis for stating in December that the 340B statute unambiguously requires manufacturers to
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The U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) has submitted a blistering motion asking that a lawsuit filed by Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) to strike down the new 340B program administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process be tossed out of court.
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The federal government notified drug makers Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi in court papers on Friday about its withdrawal of its 340B contract pharmacy legal advisory opinion, in connection with AstraZeneca’s contract pharmacy lawsuit. It said the withdrawal does not
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HHS Withdraws 340B Contract Pharmacy Advisory Opinion, Says May 17 Demand Letters Are Unaffected
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) yesterday withdrew its December 2020 legal advisory opinion (AO) that the 340B statute unambiguously requires drug manufacturers to
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