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
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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
Antitrust Review and Compliance | Antitrust Tools Available to Combat PBM Abuse of Pharmacies | Articles | Chain Pharmacies | Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) | Community Oncology Practices & Other Dispensing Physician Practices | Community, Retail Pharmacies | Defending Pharmacies in PBM Audits | Digital Pharmacies | DIR Fees | Dispensing Physician Practices and Dispensing Physicians | Fertility Pharmacies | Home Infusion Providers | Hospitals and Healthcare Systems | Integrated Delivery Network | Integrated Delivery Network and Hospital System Pharmacy | Long-Term Care Pharmacies | Medical Spas and Cosmetic Services | News | Outsourcing Facilities (503B) | PBM Qui Tam Lawsuits | Physician Dispensing | Plan Sponsor PBM Contract Services | Specialty Pharmacies | Supermarket Pharmacies | Traditional Compounding Pharmacies (503A) | Urologist | Veterinary Compounders

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
Antitrust Tools Available to Combat PBM Abuse of Pharmacies | Articles | Biotech Companies | Chain Pharmacies | Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) | Community Oncology Practices & Other Dispensing Physician Practices | Community, Retail Pharmacies | Defending Pharmacies in PBM Audits | Digital Pharmacies | DIR Fees | Dispensing Physician Practices and Dispensing Physicians | Fertility Pharmacies | Home Infusion Providers | Hospitals and Healthcare Systems | Integrated Delivery Network | Integrated Delivery Network and Hospital System Pharmacy | Long-Term Care Pharmacies | Physician Dispensing | Section 340B In-House and Contract Pharmacies | Specialty Pharmacies | Supermarket Pharmacies | Traditional Compounding Pharmacies (503A) | Urologist

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
Antitrust Tools Available to Combat PBM Abuse of Pharmacies | Articles | Chain Pharmacies | Clinically Integrated Networks (CINs) | Community Oncology Practices & Other Dispensing Physician Practices | Community, Retail Pharmacies | Defending Pharmacies in PBM Audits | Digital Pharmacies | Fertility Pharmacies | Hospitals and Healthcare Systems | Integrated Delivery Network | Integrated Delivery Network and Hospital System Pharmacy | Physician Dispensing | Regulatory Compliance, including FDA, DEA and HIPAA | Risk Assessment Mitigation Strategy | Specialty Pharmacies | Supermarket Pharmacies | Traditional Compounding Pharmacies (503A)

The National Cancer Institute (NCI), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), selected four academic institutions to award $23 million to establish centers of excellence to research delivery of cancer-related care through telehealth. The... Read More
Articles | Community Oncology Practices & Other Dispensing Physician Practices | Dispensing Physician Practices and Dispensing Physicians | Medical Practice Representation | Physician Dispensing | Physician Dispensing | Telehealth and Telemedicine | Telehealth and Telemedicine | Value Based Care | Value Based Care

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision in the case of Ruan v. United States clarified the “intent element” in prosecutions of physicians for violations of the federal Controlled Substances Act (“CSA”) that are based on allegations... Read More
Articles | Life Sciences | Pain Management Compliance | Pharmacy Law | Physician Dispensing | Regulatory Compliance, including FDA, DEA and HIPAA

On June 29, 2022, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) announced the formation of the New England Prescription Opioid (NEPO) Strike Force. This strike force will investigate and vigorously prosecute healthcare providers involved in healthcare fraud... Read More
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On May 9, 2022, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a Final Rule (Final Rule) entitled, “Contract Year 2023 Policy and Technical Changes to the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Programs.” ... Read More
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The government increasingly has its sights set on various healthcare frauds that result in major financial losses to its healthcare programs such as Medicare, Medicaid, and TRICARE. Recently, the expanded enforcement efforts have included the foot... Read More
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