drug pricing

On Tuesday, March 13, 2018, Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed into law House Bill 4005 (HB 4005), which imposes substantial new state reporting requirements on pharmaceutical manufacturers regarding drug pricing, including details on manufacturer-sponsored patient assistance programs. HB 4005 also imposes new reporting requirements on health insurers and establishes a temporary task force charged with developing “a strategy to create transparency for drug prices across the entire supply chain of pharmaceutical products.”[1]
Continue Reading Oregon HB 4005: New Reporting Requirements for Drug Manufacturers, Health Insurers

Over the last few weeks, much attention has been paid to California’s recently enacted SB 17, legislation that requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to report certain price increases of prescription drugs and, in some cases, provide a justification for such increases. The legislation also requires health insurers and health plans to report additional rate information to state agencies. California’s push to impose disclosure of prescription drug pricing information is part of a growing trend of proposed and enacted legislation across the country purportedly aimed at increased price transparency and control.
Continue Reading California Law Aims to Scrutinize Drug Pricing

On November 13, 2014, the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) withdrew a proposed rule (known as the “340B mega-reg”) intended to establish comprehensive 340B Drug Pricing Program requirements for participating covered entities and manufacturers.  The rule was originally expected to publish for notice and comment in June 2014, and was expected to address key issues such as the definition of an eligible patient, contract pharmacy arrangements, hospital eligibility criteria, and eligibility of off-site facilities.
Continue Reading Department of Health and Human Services Announces It Will Issue 340B Guidance and Targeted Rules in Place of Omnibus 340B Rule