wholesale acquisition cost
Defined in 4 places across 3 titles of the United States Code.
The term “wholesale acquisition cost” has the meaning given such term in section 1395w–3a(c)(6)(B) of this title.
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- 2026–present42 U.S.C. § 300gg-121The Public Health and Welfare · Oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services · in this section
The term “wholesale acquisition cost” has the meaning given such term in section 1395w–3a(c)(6)(B) of title 42.
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- 2026–present29 U.S.C. § 1185oLabor · Oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services · in this section
The term “wholesale acquisition cost” has the meaning given such term in section 1847A(c)(6)(B) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395w–3a(c)(6)(B)).
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- 2026–present26 U.S.C. § 9826Internal Revenue Code · Oversight of entities that provide pharmacy benefit management services · in this section
The term “wholesale acquisition cost” means, with respect to a drug or biological, the manufacturer's list price for the drug or biological to wholesalers or direct purchasers in the United States, not including prompt pay or other discounts, rebates or reductions in price, for the most recent month for which the information is available, as reported in wholesale price guides or other publications of drug or biological pricing data.
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- 2003–present42 U.S.C. § 1395WThe Public Health and Welfare · Use of average sales price payment methodology · in this section