AHA, Others Defend HHS Decision to Reject 340B Rebate Models by Drug Companies

ORAL ARGUMENT NOT YET SCHEDULED
Nos. 25-5177, 25-5179, 25-5220, 25-5221, 25-5236
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United States Court of Appeals
for the District of Columbia Circuit

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NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION, et al.,
Plaintiff-Appellants,
v.
ROBERT F. KENNEDY, JR., in his official capacity as
Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.,
Defendants-Appellees,

340B HEALTH, et al.,
                                            Intervenors-Defendants-Appellees.
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On Appeal from the United States District Court
for the District of Columbia
Nos. 21-cv-2608, 24-cv-3220, 24-cv-3337, 25-cv-117
(District Judge Dabney L. Friedrich)
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BRIEF OF THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, NATIONAL
ASSOCIATION OF CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS, INC., D/B/A CHILDREN’S
HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, ASSOCIATION OF AMERICAN MEDICAL
COLLEGES AND AMERICA’S ESSENTIAL HOSPITALS, AS AMICI
CURIAE IN SUPPORT OF DEFENDANTS-APPELLEES
AND AFFIRMANCE