In a big disappointment for 340B hospital organizations, the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced late this afternoon that it will continue a nearly 30% reduction in place since 2018 in Medicare Part B reimbursement for hospitals’
…Month: November 2021
Both sides are claiming victory after a federal judge’s ruling Friday in Eli Lilly’s lawsuit against federal health agencies in defense of its policies on 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.
U.S. Senior Judge’s Sarah Evans Barker
…The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) could disclose as soon as today whether it will continue, end, or modify the nearly 30% cut in certain hospitals’ Medicare Part B reimbursement for 340B-purchased drugs.
The White House Office
…A GOP U.S. Senator who has been active on 340B matters for decades last week asked President Biden’s pick to be the U.S. Health and Human Services Department’s top lawyer if HHS could be doing more to protect the 340B
…Sectyr, an established provider of compliance platforms for 340B covered entities, has acquired LicenseTrak, a system for managing license, contract, training, and other business tasks, the companies announced last week.
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Sectyr will fold Bloomington, Minn.-based LicenseTrak into its
…Efforts to pass federal drug pricing legislation, pronounced dead by many last week, arose in time for Halloween.
Liberal and conservative congressional Democrats and the White House reportedly are still trying to strike a deal centered on letting Medicare negotiate
…The Biden administration last Friday, as widely expected, proposed withdrawing or repealing a Trump administration final rule that will automatically extinguish all U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) regulations if HHS does not renew each regulation within a certain timeframe.
…340B INDUSTRY LEADER SPOTLIGHT
Kelly Kolker, President, 340B Solutions, CPS
Q: Where did you grow up?
Born and raised in the great state of Iowa, and I still live here. It is a fantastic place to raise a family.
Q: Where did you go to college/graduate school?
Clarke University for undergrad (Chemistry); The University of Iowa for Pharmacy School; University of Dubuque for MBA.
Q: What
…