Find this week’s updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B cases to provide you with a quick summary of relevant updates from the prior week in this industry-shaping body of litigation. 

Issues at Stake: Contract Pharmacy; Medicare Payment; Rebate Model

• In a case challenging a proposed state law governing contract pharmacy arrangements in Missouri, the court granted in part and denied in part defendant’s and intervenor’s separate motions to dismiss.
• In a breach of contract claim filed by a 340B covered entity against several related party Medicare Advantage plans, defendants filed a reply in support of their motion to compel plaintiff’s claims spreadsheets.
• In five cases against the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) alleging that HRSA unlawfully refused to approve drug manufacturers’ proposed rebate models:
  1. Five amicus briefs were filed in support of the drug manufacturer.
  2. In four such cases, drug manufacturers filed a joint position statement on consolidation.
  3. In one such case, a drug manufacturer filed a notice of opposition to consolidation and memorandum in opposition to intervenors.
  4. In one such case, the government filed a position statement in support of consolidation.

Kelsey Reinhardt and Nadine Tejadilla also contributed to this article.