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Health Care & Hospital Law,
Administrative/Regulatory

Sep. 15, 2020

EO to ensure drug rebates are passed down to patients

President Donald Trump recently issued an executive order for the purpose of ensuring that discounts offered on prescription drugs be passed down to patients.

David M. Hoffmeister

Partner
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC

David plays a major leadership role in the firm's drug and device regulatory and health care law practice and brings more than 25 years of experience in drug and device regulatory and health care law. David was named as one of the "25 Leading Biotech Attorneys" in California in 2011 by the Daily Journal, and is recognized as one of the leading food and drug regulatory lawyers in the country.

Georgia C. Ravitz

Georgia was a partner in Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati PC's life sciences practice, where she specializes in FDA regulatory, health care, and consumer products innovation and compliance. Prior to joining the firm, Georgia was a senior partner in the FDA and advertising practices of Arent Fox in Washington, D.C., where she led the firm's consumer product safety practice.

James R. Ravitz

Partner

Jamie was a partner in Wilson Sonsini's life sciences practice, representing manufacturers and distributors of products regulated by the FDA, including medical devices, drugs, biologics, food, cannabis, dietary supplements, and cosmetic products. Before joining the firm, Jamie led the FDA and health care life sciences practice at Arent Fox in Washington.

Charles Andres

Senior counsel
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati PC

Charles is senior counsel in the firm's Patents and Innovations Strategies practice and the firm's U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Healthcare, and Consumer Products Compliance practice.

Recently, President Donald Trump issued an executive order for the purpose of ensuring that discounts offered on prescription drugs be passed down to patients. The subject matter of EO represents a key plank of a platform to (1) ensure that patients who need drugs can get them with little to no out of pocket costs; and (2) to ensure that pharmaceutical companies -- drivers of innovation, creators of jobs, and a net U.S. export industry -- can continue on their importa...

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