July 09, 2021
A Massachusetts federal judge refused Friday to toss Akebia Therapeutics Inc.'s lawsuit challenging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' exclusion of its kidney disease drug under Medicare Part D for certain uses, finding the exclusion constitutes a final agency action that can be challenged in court.
September 24, 2020
A Massachusetts federal judge on Thursday rejected the federal government's bid to toss Akebia Therapeutics Inc.'s suit challenging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' exclusion of its kidney disease drug under Medicare Part D for certain uses, saying she would wait for a First Circuit appeal to play out before deciding the suit's fate.