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Exploring Critical Business and Legal Issues across the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industries
HEALTH & LIFE SCIENCES NEWS
Exploring Critical Business and Legal Issues across the Healthcare and Life Sciences Industries

This Week in 340B: February 11 – 17, 2025

Posted In 340B

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.

Issues at Stake: Contract Pharmacy; Medicare Payment; Rebate Model

  • In a case challenging a proposed state law governing contract pharmacy arrangements in Missouri, the court granted in part and denied in part defendant’s and intervenor’s separate motions to dismiss.
  • In a breach of contract claim filed by a 340B covered entity against several related party Medicare Advantage plans, defendants filed a reply in support of their motion to compel plaintiff’s claims spreadsheets.
  • In five cases against the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) alleging that HRSA unlawfully refused to approve drug manufacturers’ proposed rebate models:
    1. Five amicus briefs were filed in support of the drug manufacturer.
    2. In four such cases, drug manufacturers filed a joint position statement on consolidation.
    3. In one such case, a drug manufacturer filed a notice of opposition to consolidation and memorandum in opposition to intervenors.
    4. In one such case, the government filed a position statement in support of consolidation.
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.


Matthew David
Matthew David focuses his practice on transactional and regulatory matters affecting a wide range of clients in the healthcare industry.Learn more about Matthew's practice here.


Margaret Houtz
Margaret (Maggie) Houtz is a member of the Healthcare Practice Group, where she works on a range of transactional and regulatory matters affecting the healthcare industry.Learn more about Maggie'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 more about Jae's practice 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.


Deepika Raj
Deepika Raj advises a broad range of healthcare industry clients on regulatory, compliance and transactional matters. She offers multifaceted advice on state and federal fraud and abuse statutes, licensure rules, cannabis laws and due diligence matters. Learn more about Deepika'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.


Nadine Tejadilla
Nadine Tejadilla focuses her practice on transactional and regulatory matters in the health and life sciences industry. While in law school, Nadine served as a legal intern at a national nonprofit civil rights organization.Learn more about Nadine's practice here.

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