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Reasonable Pricing Clauses: A First Step Toward Ensuring Taxpayers a Fair Return on their Public R&D Investment

Bill Of Health

Public Health Service and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) incorporated a fair pricing condition as part of cooperative research and development agreements (CRADAs) between federal laboratories and private manufacturers. In 1989, the U.S.

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Family Caregiver Services and Supports

NASHP

Family caregivers are the major providers of long-term services and supports (LTSS), with an estimated economic value of unpaid contributions totaling approximately $470 billion in 2017. States need better data to monitor, track, and evaluate the impact of government-funded services and supports for family caregivers.

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CMS Releases Guidance on Implementation of Rebate Programs for Certain Medicare Part B and Part D Drugs

Sheppard Health Law

Each manufacturer must pay the rebate within thirty (30) days of receiving the invoice and failure to pay will result in civil monetary penalties (“CMPs”), which CMS will establish through regulations, including a penalty equal to at least one hundred twenty-five percent (125%) of the rebate amount. 9, 2023). [2]