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HHS Scores Early Win In Boehringer's Medicare Pricing Suit

Government Contracts

Department of Health and Human Services in Boehringer Ingelheim's challenge to a new Medicare drug price negotiation program, rejecting the pharmaceutical company's claim that the program is unconstitutional. A Connecticut federal judge on Wednesday sided with the U.S.

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HHS Drug Pricing Program Flouts Constitution, Boehringer Says

Government Contracts

An "unprecedented" new Medicare price negotiation program deprives drugmakers of their constitutional rights and forces them to make declarations on issues of public concern that reflect poorly on them, Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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Season 11: Episode 10: FAR Facts

Public Contracting Institute

Special focus on contract pricing). price negotiations and procedures should be used by contracting officers to determine the price reasonableness of modifications offered under a sealed bid contract. Contracting officers are required to document in the contract file the principal elements of the negotiated agreement.

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HHS Seeks Early Win Defending Medicare Drug Price Program

Government Contracts

Boehringer Ingelheim and other drugmakers are free to take their business elsewhere if they object to the new Medicare price negotiation program, the federal government has said, urging a judge to reject the company's claims of constitutional violations.

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AstraZeneca Criticizes HHS For Bid To Skirt Drug Price Suit

Government Contracts

AstraZeneca has chided the federal government for seeking a quick win against the drugmaker's challenge to the Medicare drug price negotiation program in a recent brief, arguing that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services mistakenly believes it has "absolute authority to unilaterally dictate prices."

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 Join our 2024 MAS Basic Training and GSA and VA Schedule Contract Training for In-House Counsel Courses!

The Coalition for Government Procurement

Topics covered during the training will include: The GSA Schedules Program: An Entry Point to Government Contracting Obtaining Your GSA Schedule or Schedule Modification, along with Option Extensions Navigating the Price Negotiation Process Better Understanding of Management and Compliance of the Price Reduction Clause Schedule e-Tools: Tips on Competing (..)

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The nexus between data management tools, transparency and procurement policy

Federal News Network

Transparent access for industry to FAS’s pricing database would streamline the evaluation price, providing both parties to the negotiation a common, understood framework for price negotiations. Such access is in the public interest because it promotes efficiency and realism. Moreover, there is precedent for it.