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Developments in State Prescription Drug Price Transparency Laws

FDA Law Blog

Schlanger — While federal efforts to address prescription drug prices are debated, states have continued to pursue their own measures that require drug manufacturers and other entities in the drug supply chain to disclose information about pricing. The 2019 law did not include any penalties for noncompliance with these reporting requirements.

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An Arm and a Leg: The Prescription Drug Playbook, Part I

Physician's Weekly

In this first installment of a two-part series, “An Arm and a Leg” shares lessons from Bob’s experience navigating a maze of pharmacies and insurance companies to get his daughter the medicine she needs. Bob’s journey here begins in 2019 — the first day of high school for his daughter, Mary. That happens a lot.

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Is The Skinny Label Back From the Dead?

FDA Law Blog

The Court, however, would not dismiss similar allegations as applied to health insurer. Taking induced infringement for skinny labeling in a different direction, Amarin also sued health insurer Health Net. In the wake of GSK v. The procedural background of Amarin v. Hikma (unlike that of GSK v.

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Is The Skinny Label Back From the Dead?

FDA Law Blog

The Court, however, would not dismiss similar allegations as applied to health insurer. Taking induced infringement for skinny labeling in a different direction, Amarin also sued health insurer Health Net. In the wake of GSK v. The procedural background of Amarin v. Hikma (unlike that of GSK v.

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Patient Groups Sue HHS, CMS for 2020 Rule Allowing the Use of Copay Accumulator Programs

FDA Law Blog

As it stands, the rule allows insurers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to broadly use copay accumulator programs, which have long been criticized by patient advocacy groups as padding insurers’ pockets while leaving patients high and dry. 156.130(h) to explicitly allow insurers to broadly use copay accumulator programs.