Pricing Debate

Speed Of Novel Approvals In Jeopardy As RFK Jr. Lands US HHS Secretary Nod

 

The FDA’s Peter Marks warned novel approvals will suffer if the agency is forced to spend its time relitigating vaccines. At the top HHS post Kennedy could impact pharma from basic research funding to drug pricing.

J&J Opens New 340B Litigation Front With Lawsuit Against HRSA Over Rebate Model

 
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Company’s move against the US agency tasked with overseeing the 340B drug discount program is the latest in a series of manufacturer attempts to rein in ballooning 340B price concessions.

2025 Part D Landscape Files Reveal Plans Are ‘Managing Their Risk More Carefully’

 
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Plan sponsors continue working to offset the risk from major policy shifts.

‘The Right Call:’ Australia’s PBAC Addresses ‘Unprecedented’ Backlog With Extra Meeting

 

The government’s decision for the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee to hold an extra meeting in 2025 has been welcomed by Medicines Australia, which says that Australians already wait on average 466 days from the time a medicine is approved to when it is subsidized.


US Elections: Republican Sweep Would Ease Path For Biopharma Policy Priorities

 
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While election results are not complete, prospects improve under new regime for 340B program reforms, PBM legislation, and Inflation Reduction Act drug pricing revisions. But immediate priorities for Congress and the new president will be elsewhere.

Medicare Definitions Of ‘Bona Fide Marketing,’ And ‘Single-Source Drug’ May Be Inconsistent With Law, Appeals Court Says

 

An appeals court panel seemed skeptical of whether AstraZeneca has standing in its Administrative Procedure Act challenges against the IRA’s drug price negotiation program, but suggested a company with standing might be successful in their court.

IRA Litigation: Pharma’s Exit Options Irk Third Circuit Judges

 

Two of three appeals court judges hearing Bristol Myers Squibb and Janssen’s appeal questioned whether Medicare’s drug price negotiation program was truly structured in a way that gives manufacturers a choice not to participate.

Medicare Negotiations: Industry Makes Headway At Appeals Court With First Amendment Argument

 

Judges on the Third Circuit panel in the BMS and JNJ IRA cases seemed sympathetic to industry’s concerns about the government using the term “maximum fair price” in the IRA’s Medicare drug price negotiation program.


PBMs, FTC and IRA: Experts Tackle Pharma’s Tough Acronyms At BioFuture Conference

 

Some of the industry’s biggest challenges, and potential solutions, were hot topics at the BioFuture conference in New York.

Latuda, Other Generics Cleared In 2022 Helped Generate Nearly $19bn In Savings, US FDA Says

 

Generics of the schizophrenia treatment Latuda generated more than $4bn in savings a year after their 2022 approval, according to an FDA study.

340B Sales Reach New Heights: Legislative Reform Prospects Depend On US Elections

 
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Drug discount program reform would have the best chance of enactment if Republicans gain control of both the House and Senate and former president Trump is re-elected.

Updating The IRA Math: Not As Bad For Pharma As It Looked?

 

The landmark drug pricing reforms from the Inflation Reduction Act are starting to take full effect – and it turns out that the impact may not be as dramatic as originally projected based on updated analyses from the US Congressional Budget Office.


Medicare Part D Cost Sharing Relief Driving Surge In Specialty Drug Prescribing – UnitedHealth

 
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A manufacturer information campaign is increasing awareness about the Inflation Reduction Act provisions easing cost sharing obligations for high-cost drugs in Part D, the insurer said.

India Rare Diseases: Court Shows Path For Policy Action, Funding, Price Issues

 

A court order encompassing funding, drug pricing, clinical trials and overall policy implementation aspects is expected to cause a paradigm shift in the treatment of rare diseases in India. Sarepta, Roche and Sanofi are among the companies that have been part of pricing discussions.

Keytruda, Opdivo SubQ Conversions Cloud Near-Term Medicare Negotiation Savings Forecasts

 
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A growing number of future Part B candidates for Medicare price negotiation may avoid price controls in the program with injectable versions.

PBM Reform Legislation: PhRMA ‘Laser Focused’ On Passage This Year

 
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But the prospects for attaching the legislation to a federal spending package in December will be dependent on the outcome of the upcoming elections.


Death of a PBM Reform Bill: Why Big Employers Helped Scuttle California’s SB 966

 
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Big corporations fought to scuttle a California PBM reform bill, despite favoring federal efforts, in part from a desire to be held to one national standard.

Pink Sheet Podcast: Inside Medicare Price Negotiations, New US FDA Vaccine Pathway

 
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Pink Sheet reporter and editors discuss experts’ experience helping drug sponsors negotiate prices with CMS and the FDA’s proposal for a new pathway to update vaccines before a pandemic is declared.

For Generic Manufactures, New Medicare Drug Pricing Demo Is a Dud

 

The proposed CMS innovation center's $2 drug list model will not address the barriers to newer generics getting on Part D formularies and plans may have little incentive to participate in the demo, an industry group said. 

Perspectives From The Front Lines: Navigating The First Round Of Medicare Price Negotiation

 
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Policy experts and consultants recount their experiences shepherding manufacturers through the first round of Medicare price negotiations during a recent webinar.