
Please join me for our next Roundtable Discussions organized by the American Society of Pharmacy Law. The topic is PBM and Drug Management Update for Commercial Plan.
Wednesday, May 25, 2022
12:00 – 1:00 pm Central
Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs)
Similarly to a recent California case that denied Optum’s motion to compel arbitration, the 12th Circuit Court has denied a similar motion due to procedural and substantive unconscionability.
In a nutshell, 45 pharmacies brought a legal action against Optum claiming…
While we are facing less issues in Covid-related prescribing and dispensing, the controversy around ivermectin continues. In my blog post “Risk of dispensing ivermectin,” I stressed the importance of obtaining informed consent prior to dispensing ivermectin.
On the…
Cardinal has recently agreed to pay over $13 million to resolve allegations that it violated the False Claims Act for paying “upfront” discounts to physicians in violation of the Anti-Kickback Statute.
As the Department of Justice (USAO) explained in its…
Is your pharmacy located in California and selling over-the-counter Covid-19 at-home test kits? If so, you must be careful on how much you charge for these Kits.
On January 8, 2022, Governor Newsom signed Executive Order prohibiting excessive charging for…