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CMS Final Medicaid Drug Rebate Rule Details New Misclassification Penalties and Numerous Other Changes

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Gaulkin — In May 2023, we posted about a CMS proposed regulation that sought to make a wide variety of changes to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP), including a new “price verification survey,” and a controversial proposal to require “stacking” of discounts to different customers when determining best price. Kirschenbaum & Sophia R.

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Animals Need Drugs Too, But Not Without CVM Approval

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To carry out its mission, CVM has the same enforcement tools that the rest of FDA, like CDER and CDRH, have, including the authority to conduct inspections, issue warning letters, seize products, add manufacturers to import alerts, and impose penalties on bad actors.

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CMS Publishes Grab Bag of Proposed Changes to the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program

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Most are new or revised definitions and administrative changes, but several proposals represent new policies that should be of concern to drug manufacturers. Price Transparency Surveys The MDRP statute requires manufacturers to submit only three prices: average manufacturer price (AMP), best price, and nominal prices.

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FDA-Approved Labeling: Is Enough Enough?

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After all, the labeling is intended to do exactly that: it informs patients and prescribers of the risks to ensure the product is used effectively and in a manner that mitigates risks, according to FDA’s understanding of the relevant science. Just like it was over a decade ago in Pliva v. billion in damages were brought between 1980 and 1986.

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Landmark Drug Pricing Bill Set to Become Law; HP&M Releases Summary Slide Deck

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The negotiations will result in a Maximum Fair Price (“MFP”) that the manufacturer must make available to providers furnishing the drug under Medicare Part B or pharmacies dispensing the drug under Part D. The same will be required under state Medicaid and CHIP programs by October 1, 2023.

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COVID Updates: A Podcast with Peter Chin-Hong and Lona Mody

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Our conversation covers: The current state of COVID Evidence for COVID boosters, who should get them, and preferences between Novavax and mRNA vaccines COVID treatments like Molnupiravir and Paxlovid Differences in COVID impact on nursing home residents and those with serious illnesses We wrap up with a “magic wand” question. All good ones.

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Drug Pricing Reform Gathers Steam (Part 2)

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The MFP would be established through negotiations between HHS and the manufacturer and would incorporate foreign pricing benchmarks, as further described below. In order to permit MFPs to be negotiated under Part D, the current prohibition on Medicare negotiating with manufacturers would be repealed. 8126 with a lower MFP.