One-Fourth of 340B DSH Hospitals at Risk of Losing Eligibility Due to Pandemic, Analysis Finds

Many hospitals reduced inpatient admissions during the COVID-19 pandemic. 340B hospitals now fear that this could cause them to lose their eligibility for 340B drug discounts due to changes in patient mix.

Roughly one out of four 340B disproportionate share (DSH) hospitals could lose their eligibility for 340B drug discounts due to COVID-19 pandemic-related changes in patient mix, an analysis of hospital Medicare cost reports for 2019 and 2020 shows. About one

Read More »

Help Wanted Ads Suggest HRSA Reorganization Is in Gear

Recent HRSA job postings suggest that a reorganization announced in late January is finally in motion.

There are signs that the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) reorganization announced in late January is finally in motion. It is still unknown, though, if the 340B program is moving to a new home in the HRSA administrator’s

Read More »

Judge Consolidates Arguments in Two 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuits

A federal district judge will hold a joint hearing in October on drug makers’ Novartis and United Therapeutics’ 340B contract pharmacy lawsuits.

A federal district judge will hold a joint hearing in October on drug makers’ Novartis and United Therapeutics’ (UT) lawsuits challenging the government’s findings in May that the two companies’ 340B contract pharmacy policies are unlawful.

In a short unpublished

Read More »

United Therapeutics Fleshes Out its 340B Contract Pharmacy Legal Arguments

United Therapeutics told a judge on Friday that the government’s position that the company's 340B contract pharmacies are illegal “contravenes the plain text” of the 340B statute.

The government’s position that United Therapeutics’ (UT) restrictions on 340B contract pharmacies are illegal “contravenes the plain text” of the 340B statute, the drug company told a federal district judge on Friday.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA)

Read More »

Providers Support, Eli Lilly Opposes, Rescinding Trump’s 340B Health Center Insulin Rule

Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly told HRSA is opposes rescinding a Trump-era rule requiring community health centers to pass along savings on insulin and injectable epinephrine to low-income patients.

340B trade associations and covered entities submitted public comments overwhelmingly supporting the Biden administration’s proposal to rescind a Trump-era rule requiring community health centers to pass along savings on insulin and injectable epinephrine to low-income patients.

Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly,

Read More »

Evolving Payor Strategies to Control Spending on Specialty Medications

SPONSORED CONTENT by Jerry Buller

The challenges that ‘white bagging’ poses for patients and providers are gaining attention as more health plans mandate these policies. ‘White bagging’ disrupts traditional ‘buy-and-bill’ practices for provider-administered drugs, creating patient safety concerns, operational problems, and financial challenges for covered entities.

Impact of ‘White Bagging’ Policies on Covered

Read More »

Breaking News

In Surprise Move, Biden Administration Proposes Keeping Trump’s Nearly 30% Cut in 340B Hospitals’ Drug Reimbursement

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) said today it proposes to continue a nearly 30% reduction in Medicare Part B reimbursement for hospitals’ 340B-purchased drugs.

The Biden administration said today it proposes to continue a nearly 30% reduction in Medicare Part B reimbursement for hospitals’ 340B-purchased drugs.

The Trump administration implemented the payment reduction in January 2018. Hospital groups say it costs affected 340B hospitals

Read More »

Key Congressional Committee Urges HRSA to Fine Drug Makers Over 340B Contract Pharmacy Denials

U.S. House appropriators are encouraging HRSA to use fines and "any available measures" to hold drug manufacturers accountable for withholding 340B drug discounts.

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee is pleased with the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for challenging six drug makers’ denials of 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies, the committee said in a report released yesterday. It encouraged

Read More »

House Appropriators Want an Update from HRSA on its Plans to Clarify 340B Patient Definition and Provider Eligibility Criteria, Calls for New GAO Report

House appropriators want GAO to update its pivotal 2011 report on 340B, and want HRSA to report on its plans to implement the report's remaining two recommendations, which focus on clarifying eligibility criteria for 340B patients and providers.

In addition to weighing in on the ongoing 340B contract pharmacy standoff (see related story), the U.S. House Appropriations Committee has entered the thicket of the highly controversial topics of 340B patient definition and provider eligibility.

In its report

Read More »

Law Firm Sues HRSA Over FOIA Request for 340B Contract Pharmacy Documents

Law firm Latham & Watkins says HRSA is impeding its access to records it needs to represent United Therapeutics in its 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit against HRSA and HHS. | Shutterstock

The law firm representing United Therapeutics (UT) in its 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit against the federal government has filed its own related lawsuit against the government.

In a July 13 complaint filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C.,

Read More »
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
×

*Sign up for news summaries and alerts from 340B Report

Site Footer Live