Kevin Pinkney

Oct 30, 2023 | jdsupra.com | Wayne Matelski |Kevin Pinkney |Stephanie Trunk

One of the “pay fors” buried in a COVID-19 stimulus bill — the American Rescue Plan of 2021 — was the removal of the Average Manufacturer Price (AMP) cap on Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) rebates. Manufacturers that desire for their covered outpatient drugs to be covered and paid by state Medicaid program must agree to participation in the MDRP and pay rebates on state Medicaid beneficiary utilization of their products.

Oct 30, 2023 | afslaw.com | Stephanie Trunk |Wayne Matelski |Kevin Pinkney |Brian Waldman

Off One of the “pay fors” buried in a COVID-19 stimulus bill — the American Rescue Plan of 2021 — was the removal of the Average Manufacturer Price (AMP) cap on Medicaid Drug Rebate Program (MDRP) rebates. Manufacturers that desire for their covered outpatient drugs to be covered and paid by state Medicaid program must agree to participation in the MDRP and pay rebates on state Medicaid beneficiary utilization of their products.

Oct 20, 2023 | fairfaxtimes.com | Kevin Pinkney

Imagine you are a school principal, and a sixth-grade boy ambushes and punches a female classmate twice with no provocation. Should the race, religion, ethnicity, or sex of the attacker make a difference to the resulting discipline? Most will be disappointed to learn that the answer is yes under Fairfax County Public Schools policy. FCPS policies require principals to consider group identity in matters of discipline.