Lawsuits, Health News, and COVID-19 News

State-Based PBM Reform
Mulready v. Pharmaceutical Care Management Association Brief Summary: Pharmaceutical Care Management Association (PCMA), a trade association representing pharmacy benefit managers…

Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Litigation
Nat’l Infusion Ctr. Ass’n et al. v. Becerra Brief summary: The National Infusion Center Association (NICA), Global Colon Cancer Association…

Survey Finds 30% of Independent Pharmacies Will Not Stock Certain IRA-Negotiated Drugs
New data released by the National Community Pharmacists Association (NCPA) finds that roughly 30 percent of independent pharmacies have chosen…

DOL Confirms FMLA Can Be Used For Clinical Trial Participation
In November 2024, the Department of Labor (DOL) issued an advisory opinion confirming the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) could…

Aimed Alliance Leads Efforts to Ask CMS to Improve Access to Treatment for High Risk Medicare Beneficiaries
On April 23, 2020, Aimed Alliance submitted sign-on letters to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to request…

Some Regulatory Relief Adopted During the COVID-19 Pandemic May Remain in Place After Pandemic Ends
On April 15, 2020, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma noted that some of the regulations…