August 21, 2019
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services looked to the D.C. Circuit Wednesday hoping to overturn a federal judge's July decision vacating a federal regulation that would have mandated the disclosure of wholesale drug prices in television advertisements.
July 10, 2019
The day before it was scheduled to go into effect, a D.C. federal judge struck down a Trump administration rule requiring drug prices to be disclosed in TV ads, a new regulation that could have amped up U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' regulatory power.
July 08, 2019
A D.C. federal judge on Monday vacated a federal regulation mandating the disclosure of wholesale drug prices in television advertisements, a decision that came just the day before the controversial requirement was set to take effect.
July 02, 2019
A D.C. federal judge asked sharp questions Tuesday as to whether the government can require manufacturers' drug prices in TV ads, as several drugmakers argued that a new rule mandating the disclosures would mislead consumers and step outside the feds' authority.
June 18, 2019
A D.C. federal judge is expected to decide in less than three weeks — a blazingly quick turnaround — on whether to block a new U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rule requiring drug prices in TV ads as the regulation's effective date looms.
June 14, 2019
Merck & Co. Inc., Eli Lilly & Co. and Amgen Inc. on Friday sued the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over a new rule requiring drugmakers to put the wholesale price of medications in ads, saying the requirement will mislead consumers about how much they'll actually have to pay.