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This Week in 340B: August 5 – 11, 2025

Posted In 340B

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. Get more details on these 340B cases and all other material 340B cases pending in federal and state courts with the 340B Litigation Tracker.

Issues at Stake: Medicare Payment Cut; Rebate Model; HRSA Audit Process; Medicare Payment; Contract Pharmacy

  • In a case challenging Medicare payment cuts, the action was dismissed with prejudice.
  • In five appealed cases related to rebate models, amici and intervenors filed briefs in support of the government.
  • In a case by a covered entity against an insurance company alleging breach of contract, the insurance company filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim.
  • In another case by a covered entity against an insurance company alleging breach of contract, the covered entity filed a response in opposition to the insurance company’s motion to dismiss.
  • In a case by a covered entity challenging the government’s decision to allow a manufacturer’s audit, the court granted the government’s motion to dismiss and granted the drug manufacturer’s motion to file an amicus brief.
  • In a case challenging 2022 Medicare payment rates for 340B drugs, the court denied the plaintiff’s motion for summary judgment and granted the government’s cross-motion to dismiss.
  • In four cases challenging a Utah bill, proposed amici filed an unopposed motion for leave to file an amicus curiae brief.
  • In a case challenging a Tennessee state law governing contract pharmacy arrangements, the plaintiff filed a response in opposition to defendant’s motion to dismiss.
  • In a case challenging a Hawaii state law governing contract pharmacy arrangements, defendant filed a motion to dismiss and a memorandum in opposition to plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction.
  • Two drug manufacturers and one trade association of drug manufacturers filed three separate complaints in Maine, Colorado, and Rhode Island to challenge state laws governing contract pharmacy arrangements.
Emily Jane Cook
Emily Cook is a practice area leader for McDermott's Healthcare Regulatory & Compliance practice. She is a national authority on the 340B drug pricing program, and also helps clients navigate the full suite of federal and state regulations that are essential to healthcare operations. Learn more about Emily's practice here.


Reuben Bank
Reuben Bank provides regulatory and transactional counseling on all aspects of state and federal healthcare laws impacting hospitals and healthcare systems.Learn more about Reuben's practice here.


Matthew David
Matthew David focuses his practice on transactional and regulatory matters affecting a wide range of clients in the healthcare industry.Learn more about Matthew's practice here.


Margaret Houtz
Margaret (Maggie) Houtz is a member of the Healthcare Practice Group, where she works on a range of transactional and regulatory matters affecting the healthcare industry.Learn more about Maggie's practice here.


Jae Hyun Lee
Jae Hyun Lee is a member of the Healthcare Practice Group. He focuses his practice on healthcare mergers and acquisitions as well as regulatory and compliance matters. Read more about Jae's practice here.


Deepika Raj
Deepika Raj advises a broad range of healthcare industry clients on regulatory, compliance and transactional matters. She offers multifaceted advice on state and federal fraud and abuse statutes, licensure rules, cannabis laws and due diligence matters. Learn more about Deepika's practice here.


Kelsey Reinhardt
Kelsey R. Reinhardt focuses her practice on regulatory and transactional matters affecting a wide range of clients across the healthcare industry. Learn more about Kelsey's practice here.


Nadine Tejadilla
Nadine Tejadilla focuses her practice on transactional and regulatory matters in the health and life sciences industry. While in law school, Nadine served as a legal intern at a national nonprofit civil rights organization.Learn more about Nadine's practice here.

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