PRESS RELEASE – New Jersey/New York, March 28, 2023 – Jonathan Levitt, a renowned trial attorney in the healthcare and life sciences industries and the co-founding partner of Frier Levitt, has been invited to testify before the U.S. Senate... Read More
On January 15, 2023, the Vermont Department of Financial Regulation (the “Department”) issued a report titled “Act No. 131 (2022) Report: Pharmacy Benefit Management” (the “Report”). As the title suggests, the Department was required... Read More
The Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit recently issued its decision in the consolidated cases of drug manufacturers Sanofi, Novo Nordisk, and AstraZeneca ruling in the drug manufacturers favor versus the Department of Health & Human Services... Read More
Since New York’s Pharmacy Benefits Bureau (“Bureau”) was first established in May 2022, Frier Levitt has been monitoring all developments related to the Bureau including its subsequent regulation of Pharmacy Benefit Managers (“PBM”). As... Read More
Since being established in May 2022, New York’s Pharmacy Benefits Bureau (“Bureau”) has requested input from the public on six separate occasions regarding New York’s laws governing Pharmacy Benefit Managers (“PBMs”). The Bureau’s... Read More
Pending before Wyoming’s Joint Judiciary Committee is new legislation (HB 191) targeting the abusive practices of pharmacy benefit managers (“PBMs”) and granting pharmacies a private right of action to seek redress for damages caused by... Read More
On January 30, 2023, the Biden Administration announced that the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency (“PHE”), which has been in effect since January 2020, is set to expire on May 11, 2023. Considering the impending end to the PHE, healthcare... Read More
Rising drug prices have forced consumers to seek out and utilize the most affordable sources to obtain their prescription medications. Whether it’s through commercial insurance, prescription discount cards, or manufacturer assistance programs,... Read More
In the past week alone, Frier Levitt has seen a sudden increase in actions by pharmaceutical manufacturers against pharmacies related to the use of certain patient savings programs, such as copay coupon programs. These programs are designed to... Read More
As Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) review participation in their retail pharmacy networks, pharmacy providers find themselves at risk of termination over past audit results. We have recently seen a significant increase in a particular PBM... Read More
