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This Week in 340B: February 21 – 26, 2024

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Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick summary of relevant updates from the prior week in this industry-shaping body of litigation. Get more details on these 340B cases and all other material 340B cases pending in federal and state courts with the 340B Litigation Tracker, a subscription product from McDermott+Consulting.

Issues at Stake: Contract Pharmacy; Medicare Payment Cuts; ADR Rule; Other

  • In six cases related to the Medicare payment cuts, the court ordered the cases stayed until March 3, 2024.
  • In a case regarding a state law governing contract pharmacy arrangements, intervenor-defendant state primary care association filed an unopposed motion for leave to file a reply in support of its motion to intervene, an opposed motion for leave to file cross-motion for summary judgment and opposition to plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment. The state attorney general filed a cross motion for summary judgment and corresponding memorandum of law.
  • In a separate case regarding a state law governing contract pharmacy arrangements, state attorney general filed a memorandum of law in opposition to defendant pharmaceutical company’s motion to dismiss the second complaint.
  • In a case challenging the New York Department of Health’s 340B Carveout plan, the attorneys for both sides filed a stipulation of discontinuance as to one of the plaintiffs.
  • In a qui tam False Claims Act action: (1) Several of the State Plaintiffs filed a notice of opposition to dismissal of the Relator’s first amended complaint; (2) the defendants filed a reply in support of their motion to dismiss the relator’s first amended complaint; (3) the defendants filed a reply in support of their renewed request for judicial notice; and (4) several defendants filed a supplemental reply in support of defendants’ motion to dismiss the relator’s first amended complaint.
  • In an antitrust case involving contract pharmacy arrangements, the plaintiffs appealed the District Court’s decision.
  • In a case against the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) filed by a group of 340B covered entities seeking relief from HRSA’s recent change in its policy on child sites, a membership organization representing 340B hospitals filed an amicus curiae brief in support of the covered entity plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment.
  • In a case challenging the 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Rule, the parties filed a Joint Status Report.
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Emily Jane Cook
Emily Cook is a practice area leader for McDermott's Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance practice. She is a national authority on the 340B drug pricing program, and also helps clients navigate the full suite of federal and state regulations that are essential to healthcare operations. Learn more about Emily's practice here.


Reuben Bank
Reuben Bank provides regulatory and transactional counseling on all aspects of state and federal healthcare laws impacting hospitals and healthcare systems. Click here to learn more about Reuben's practice: https://www.mwe.com/people/reuben-bank/


Bryan Frederick
Bryan Frederick is an associate in McDermott's Healthcare Practice Group. While earning graduate degrees in law and public health, Bryan served as a legal intern at the Los Angeles LGBT Center Immigration Law Project and senior editor of the Michigan Law Review at University of Michigan Law School.Learn more about Bryan's practice here.


Jae Hyun Lee
Jae Hyun Lee is a member of the Healthcare Practice Group. He focuses his practice on healthcare mergers and acquisitions as well as regulatory and compliance matters. Read Jae's full bio here.


Patrick Moore
Patrick Moore is an associate in McDermott's Healthcare Practice Group. While earning his law degree, Patrick served as a legal intern for a global life sciences research organization and as managing editor of the Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs at UCLA School of Law.Learn more about Patrick's practice here.


Kelsey Reinhardt
Kelsey R. Reinhardt focuses her practice on regulatory and transactional matters affecting a wide range of clients across the healthcare industry. Learn more about Kelsey's practice here.

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