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FTC Issues First Financial Penalty for a Health Breach Notification Rule Violation

HIPAA Journal

The rule took effect in 2009, yet compliance has not been enforced. Yesterday, the FTC issued its first penalty for noncompliance with the Health Breach Notification Rule to the prescription drug provider, GoodRx Holdings Inc, which has been ordered to pay a financial penalty of $1.5 That has now changed.

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Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (M3P) Implementation: Key Considerations for Part D Plan Sponsors and PBMs

Innovaare Compliance

These requirements include: Detailed Reporting: Plans must submit comprehensive data on prescription drug pricing, utilization, and patient outcomes. Compliance Audits: Regular audits will be conducted to ensure adherence to M3P guidelines, with penalties for non-compliance.

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FTC Lawsuit Against Pharmacy Benefit Managers Alleges Unfair Competition

Compliancy Group

PBMs determine the prescription drug prices that insurers pay and the payments that pharmacies receive. PBMs also negotiate rebates and discounts from drug manufacturers for the health insurance plans they work with. How Can the Guard Help with HIPAA Compliance? PBMs wear many hats.

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Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (M3P) Implementation: Key Considerations for Part D Plan Sponsors and PBMs

Innovaare Compliance

These requirements include: Detailed Reporting: Plans must submit comprehensive data on prescription drug pricing, utilization, and patient outcomes. Compliance Audits: Regular audits will be conducted to ensure adherence to M3P guidelines, with penalties for non-compliance.

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New York Enacts Landmark Legislation Regulating PBMs

Health Care Law Brief

On December 31, 2021, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed landmark legislation to increase the transparency of prescription drug pricing and to establish requirements on pharmacy middlemen. The new statute authorizes DFS to examine any registrant or licensee at any time they deem it expedient to ensure compliance.

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Drug Price Transparency: Planning for Change

HIT Consultant

Designed to shed light on the true cost of drugs and to ensure that consumers and insurers aren’t being gouged, drug pricing transparency laws seek to level the playing field by delivering greater visibility into drug costs. of adults have delayed refilling a prescription after running out, and 16.4%

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Health Apps and Consumer Privacy Update: Federal Trade Commission Proposes Amendments to the Health Breach Notification Rule

Health Law Advisor

Over the past several months, the FTC followed through with its policy statement, bringing, and publicly settling, cases against prescription drug price tracking app GoodRx , online counseling service BetterHelp , and, most recently, ovulation tracking app Premom. Commissioner Phillips has since resigned.