On August 11, Merck issued a letter announcing its policy to stop “voluntarily” providing 340B discounts to 340B hospitals on drugs dispensed at contract pharmacies unless the hospital provides 340B contract pharmacy claims data through the 340B ESPTM platform for both Medicaid and non-Medicaid claims. Merck joins seven other drug manufacturers that have adopted similar policies based on their…
On July 30, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana held oral arguments in the case, Eli Lilly et al. v. Becerra et al., regarding the May 17 enforcement letter (“May 17 Letter”) that HRSA sent to Eli Lilly and other drug manufacturers informing them of HRSA’s formal determination that their actions to…
On July 27, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an amendment to the House Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services legislation that supports agency action against manufacturers that are not honoring contract pharmacy arrangements. The amendment was approved as part of a funding package for the next fiscal year for many federal departments, including HHS. The…