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`UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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`PHARMACEUTICAL CARE
`MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION,
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`Plaintiff,
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`U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND
`HUMAN SERVICES, et al.,
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`Defendants.
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`Civil Action No. 21-95 (JDB)
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`ORDER
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`Upon consideration of [18] the parties’ stipulation, and the entire record herein, it is hereby
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`ORDERED that:
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`1. Pursuant to 5 U.S.C. § 705, the effective date of all provisions of the November 20, 2020,
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`final rule promulgated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”),
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`published at 85 Fed. Reg. 76,666, that were scheduled to take effect on January 1, 2022, is
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`hereby postponed until January 1, 2023. This postponement does not affect the provisions
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`of the rule that were scheduled to take effect prior to January 1, 2022. This postponement
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`is entered without prejudice to the merits of this action.
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`2. The case will be held in abeyance pending the duration of HHS’s review of the November
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`20, 2020 rule, subject to the continued consent of the parties.
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`3. The parties shall submit a joint status report identifying whether and how this case should
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`proceed by not later than April 1, 2021.
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`Case 1:21-cv-00095-JDB Document 19 Filed 01/30/21 Page 2 of 2
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`SO ORDERED.
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`JOHN D. BATES
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` United States District Judge
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`Dated: January 30, 2021
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