BioMarin Paying Refunds for Two Years of 340B Overcharges on Pricey Drugs

Biopharmaceutical manufacturer BioMarin is giving 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges on five of its six approved medicines from Q1 2019 through Q4 2020.

Biopharmaceutical manufacturer BioMarin is giving 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges on five of its six approved medicines from Q1 2019 through Q4 2020.

The California-based company posted a notice about the availability of the refunds last week on

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N.C. Lawmakers Debate Over the Reach of 340B “Pickpocketing” Protections

North Carolina lawmakers are debating whether to grant all 340B covered entities and their contract pharmacies, or only some, protection against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers.

North Carolina lawmakers are debating whether to grant all 340B covered entities and their contract pharmacies, or only some, protection against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers.

Last week Thursday, state House and Senate leaders appointed members to a conference committee

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340B INDUSTRY LEADER SPOTLIGHT

Jim Donnelly, President, Hudson Headwaters 340B

Jim Donnelly

Q: Where did you grow up?

Glens Falls NY in the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains

Q: Where did you go to college/graduate school?

SUNY Adirondack and Union College

Q: What are your favorites?

Food: Lobster and clams by the ocean in Maine

Movie: One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest

Musicians: Eric Clapton,

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340B Entities Left Out of BMS’s $75 Million Settlement; Whistleblower Pursues Case Against Lilly

340B covered entities will get none of the $75 million Bristol Myers Squibb is paying to settle claims it underreported its average manufacturer prices (AMPs) in order to underpay Medicaid drug rebates. A whistleblower is pursuing a similar case against Lilly.

340B covered entities will get none of the $75 million Bristol Myers Squibb is paying California, 27 other states, and the federal government to settle claims it underreported its average manufacturer prices (AMPs) in order to underpay Medicaid drug rebates.

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PhRMA Challenges First State Law Protecting 340B Contract Pharmacy Program

In 2023, Arkansas became the first state to move to enforce a 340B contract pharmacy law as manufacturer restrictions continued to increase.

Arkansas has temporarily suspended enforcement of the nation’s first state law to address pharmaceutical manufacturer denials of 340B pricing on drugs when they are dispensed by contract pharmacies.

State Insurance Commissioner Alan McClain ordered the 90-day suspension on July

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Merck Defends and Hospitals Slam the Company’s Tougher 340B Contract Pharmacy Policy

Drug manufacturer Merck is defending and hospital groups are condemning the drug company's decision to impose mandatory conditions on 340B pricing when hospitals use contract pharmacies.

Drug manufacturer Merck says it is imposing mandatory conditions on 340B pricing when hospitals use contract pharmacies due to “very low” participation in its voluntary 340B program integrity initiative.

Groups that represent hospitals in the drug discount program say Merck

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Recent Supreme Court Ruling Could Affect 340B Dispute Resolution Lawsuits

A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision involving medical device manufacturer Arthrex could influence lawsuits over the 340B program’s administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision in late June about the appointment of federal administrative patent judges (APJs) could influence the outcome of several ongoing lawsuits over the 340B program’s administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process.

On June 21, the high court

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Breaking News

Breaking: Merck Will End 340B Contract Pharmacy Pricing for Hospitals That Don’t Share their Claims Data

Drug manufacturer Merck has begun informing 340B covered entities that, effective Sept. 1, it will stop providing 340B pricing to hospitals on its drugs shipped to contract pharmacies, if the hospitals do not provide their 340B claims data.

Drug manufacturer Merck has begun informing 340B covered entities that, effective Sept. 1, it will stop providing 340B pricing to hospitals that partner with 340B contract pharmacies unless the hospitals share 340B claims data with its vendor 340B ESP.

Hospitals

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In Strongly Worded Brief in United Therapeutics Case, Feds Defend 340B Contract Pharmacy Actions

Federal officials relied “on sound statutory interpretation and sufficient evidence” when it concluded in May that United Therapeutics (UT) broke the law when it conditioned access to 340B pricing on its products, government lawyers told a federal district judge yesterday.

Federal officials relied “on sound statutory interpretation and sufficient evidence” when it concluded in May that United Therapeutics (UT) broke the law when it conditioned access to 340B pricing on its products, government lawyers told a federal district judge in

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Feds and AstraZeneca Trade Punches in Drug Maker’s 340B Lawsuit

Drug manufacturer AstraZeneca and the federal government each told a federal district court last Friday why it, and not the other, should prevail in Astra’s lawsuit over the government’s 340B contract pharmacy requirements.

Drug manufacturer AstraZeneca and the federal government each told a federal district court last Friday why it, and not the other, should prevail in Astra’s lawsuit over the government’s 340B contract pharmacy requirements.

The Aug. 6 filings were the latest

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