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Hospital groups can intervene in AbbVie 340B patient definition lawsuit

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A federal judge has permitted hospitals to join the government’s defense against AbbVie’s challenge to the 340B drug discount program.

A DC federal judge has ruled that hospital and health center groups may intervene in AbbVie’s lawsuit challenging the definition of “patient” under the 340B drug discount program.

US District Judge Randolph Moss said the providers would suffer concrete financial harm if AbbVie’s interpretation were adopted, according to reporting

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