Emily Jane Cook
Subscribe to Emily Jane Cook's PostsEmily 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.
This Week in 340B: July 23 – 29, 2024
By Emily Jane Cook, Bryan Frederick, Margaret Houtz, Deepika Raj and Kelsey Reinhardt on Jul 31, 2024
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...
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This Week in 340B: July 16 – 22, 2024
By Emily Jane Cook, Bryan Frederick, Margaret Houtz, Deepika Raj and Kelsey Reinhardt on Jul 26, 2024
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...
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CMS Sneaks 340B Billing Proposals into Medicare Physician Fee Schedule: What 340B Stakeholders Need to Know
By Emily Jane Cook on Jul 23, 2024
Posted In 340B, Reimbursement
On July 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule, which includes proposals related to identification of Medicare Part B and Part D claims for 340B drugs in order to exclude them from inflation-related Medicare drug rebates established under the Inflation Reduction Act. Because...
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This Week in 340B: July 9 – 15, 2024
By Emily Jane Cook, Reuben Bank, Bryan Frederick, Margaret Houtz, Patrick Moore and Kelsey Reinhardt on Jul 17, 2024
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...
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Loper Bright and the 340B Statute
By Emily Jane Cook on Jul 11, 2024
Posted In 340B
In its Loper Bright decision last week, the Supreme Court of the United States likely opened opportunities for further legal challenges to the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA’s) interpretation and application of the 340B statute. Going forward, we expect that much of the 340B statute will be subject to interpretation by federal courts. HRSA’s...
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This Week in 340B: July 2 – 8, 2024
By Emily Jane Cook, Bryan Frederick, Margaret Houtz, Patrick Moore and Kelsey Reinhardt on Jul 9, 2024
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...
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This Week in 340B: June 28 – July 1, 2024
By Emily Jane Cook, Bryan Frederick, Jae Hyun Lee, Patrick Moore and Kelsey Reinhardt on Jul 3, 2024
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...
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CMS Issues FAQs to Aid Pharmacies in Preparing for Medicare Part B Coverage of PrEP Medications
By Gregory E. Fosheim, Monica Wallace, Emily Jane Cook and Jae Hyun Lee on Jun 26, 2024
Posted In Hospitals & Health Systems, Life Sciences, Managed Care
As we previously advised, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is preparing to issue a national coverage determination (NCD) for pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) using antiretroviral drugs to prevent HIV under Medicare Part B. In response to questions from stakeholders, CMS released FAQs on June 25, 2024, to guide pharmacies through certain enrollment and...
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This Week in 340B: June 18 – 24, 2024
By Emily Jane Cook, Reuben Bank, Bryan Frederick, Jae Hyun Lee, Patrick Moore and Kelsey Reinhardt on Jun 25, 2024
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...
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This Week in 340B: June 11 – 17, 2024
By Emily Jane Cook, Patrick Moore and Kelsey Reinhardt on Jun 20, 2024
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...
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