Litigation
Amicus Brief: ABBVIE INC., et al., v. Keith M. Ellison, in his official capacity as Attorney General of Minnesota Motion to Dismiss 340B Litigation
No. 24-10561IN THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALSFOR THE FIFTH CIRCUIT
A Louisiana district court Sept. 30 upheld a state law prohibiting drug companies from denying Louisiana hospitals 340B discounts for drugs dispensed at community pharmacies.
The AHA Sept. 9 released a report highlighting how hospitals’ arrangements with community and specialty pharmacies improve access to care for underserved patients.
A district court in Baltimore Sept. 5 ruled against drug companies and PhRMA, denying their attempt to obtain a preliminary injunction against 340B pricing for contract pharmacy arrangements in Maryland, according to Reuters.
The AHA, 340B Health and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists last week filed an amicus brief in a federal district court in Missouri, defending the state's law protecting 340B pricing for contract pharmacy arrangements.
If Johnson & Johnson moves forward with its plan to undermine the 340B Drug Pricing Program by unilaterally imposing a rebate model rather than the longstanding upfront discount model, the Health Resources and Services Administration should take “immediate enforcement action,” including…
A Texas federal court Aug. 20 ruled set aside the Federal Trade Commission’s Non-Compete Clause Final Rule. U.S. District Judge Ada Brown held the FTC lacked the authority to enact the rule, which would ban, as an unfair method of competition, contractual terms that prohibit workers from pursuing…
While the AHA respects the FTC’s efforts to address issues of genuine unequal bargaining power between certain employers and certain types of workers, the FTC proposed non-compete rule would profoundly transform the health care labor market – particularly for physicians and senior hospital…
The AHA and the Federation of American Hospitals filed an amicus brief in a Texas federal court July 26, asking the court to vacate the Federal Trade Commission's Non-Compete Clause Final Rule.