42 C.F.R. 447.512 - Drugs: Aggregate upper limits of payment

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19 cases
  • State v. Abbott Labs., 2010AP232–AC.
    • United States
    • United States State Supreme Court of Wisconsin
    • June 22, 2012
    ...fee, or 2) the “usual and customary” price the pharmacy charges to consumers paying for the drug without government assistance. 42 C.F.R. § 447.512(b). The regulations define EAC as the “best estimate of the price generally and currently paid by providers for a drug.” 42 C.F.R. § 447.502. W......
  • United States ex rel. Schutte v. SuperValu Inc., 20-2241
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)
    • August 12, 2021
    ..."[Actual acquisition cost] plus a professional dispensing fee" or providers’ "usual and customary charges to the general public."1 42 C.F.R. § 447.512(b). Because both Medicare and Medicaid programs involve third-party submission of claims to the government, these reimbursement processes gi......
  • United States ex rel. Garbe v. Kmart Corp., 15-1502
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)
    • May 27, 2016
    ...than the prevailing retail market price.” United States v. Bruno's, Inc. , 54 F.Supp.2d 1252, 1257 (M.D. Ala. 1999) (interpreting 42 C.F.R. § 447.512(b), then numbered 42 C.F.R. § 447.331(b) ). Regulations related to “usual and customary” price should be read to ensure that where the pharma......
  • United States ex rel. Proctor v. Safeway, Inc., 20-3425
    • United States
    • United States Courts of Appeals. United States Court of Appeals (7th Circuit)
    • April 5, 2022
    ...payments for prescription drugs "must not exceed, in the aggregate," pharmacies' "usual and customary charges to the general public." 42 C.F.R. § 447.512(b). The regulation does not define "to the general public." Id. § 447.512(b)(2). Medicare regulations, by comparison, define U&C as the p......
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  • "Double Dip" Effectively Approved by Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • May 12, 2017
    ...IHS utilization at discounted FSS pricing, and then would receive rebates from manufacturers on those same transactions). See, e.g., 42 C.F.R. § 447.512. Misuse of Schedule These new releases may not sit well with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), the agency that administers the......
  • Seventh Circuit Finds that Pharmacy Discount Programs Are Not Exempt from the Definition of “Usual and Customary”
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • June 3, 2016
    ...participating pharmacies to charge Part D members no more than the provider’s “usual and customary charges to the general public.” 42 C.F.R. § 447.512(b)(2). The “usual and customary” price is “the price an out-of-network pharmacy or a physician’s office charges a customer who does not have......
  • Seventh Circuit Finds that Pharmacy Discount Programs Are Not Exempt from the Definition of “Usual and Customary”
    • United States
    • LexBlog United States
    • June 2, 2016
    ...participating pharmacies to charge Part D members no more than the provider’s “usual and customary charges to the general public.” 42 C.F.R. § 447.512(b)(2). The “usual and customary” price is “the price an out-of-network pharmacy or a physician’s office charges a customer who does not have......
  • Washington Healthcare Update
    • United States
    • JD Supra United States
    • February 16, 2016
    ...key changes that states need to address when determining their reimbursement methodologies, including the revised requirement in 42 CFR §447.512(b) for states to reimburse at an aggregate upper limit based on actual acquisition cost (AAC) plus a professional dispensing fee established by th......
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