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New York State Sues CVS for Allegedly Forcing 340B Entities to Use Third Party Administrator Wellpartner

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New York State says in a lawsuit that CVS Health illegally forces 340B covered entities to use CVS's 340B TPA Wellpartner. CVS says the the state's claims lack merit and that it will defend itself.

New York State Attorney General Letitia James today sued CVS Health for allegedly forcing the state’s 340B covered entities to use CVS’s 340B third party administrator Wellpartner as a condition for letting the entities contract with CVS retail and

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AIDS Healthcare Foundation Calls PhRMA’s Washington Post 340B Ad “Hypocritical Slander”

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AIDS Healthcare Foundation recently refreshed its let340b.org website, roughly the same time as PhRMA ran a full-page ad in The Washington Post saying the 340B program doesn't help patients.

The brand drug industry’s recent full-page ad in The Washington Post saying the 340B program helps big hospitals and chain pharmacies but not patients is “hypocritical slander,” AIDS Healthcare Foundation President Michael Weinstein said last week.

“PhRMA calling for

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Part 2: “There Have Been Challenges Up and Down the Supply Chain”: The View from the Field and Responses from Stakeholders

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Beth Peery is the 340B Coordinator at Memorial Health Systems in Seward, Nebraska, a town of 6,000 in the southeastern part of the state.

A Special Report From 340B Report:
A two-part series on the growing frustrations safety net providers face in restoring access to 340B pricing in the contract pharmacy setting. Part 1 provides important background on the challenges

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Part 1: “I Don’t Want to Go Through This Nightmare”: Frustrations Grow Over Significant Delays in Restoration of 340B Pricing for Contract Pharmacy Purchases

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A Special Report From 340B Report:
A two-part series on the growing frustrations safety net providers face in restoring access to 340B pricing in the contract pharmacy setting. Part 1 provides important background on the challenges that covered entities face

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Biden Administration Kills Trump-era Rules Casting Doubt on HHS Guidance and Enforcement Actions

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The Biden administration repealed Trump-era rules that it said hindered HHS from issuing guidance and bringing enforcement actions.

The Biden administration yesterday repealed Trump administration final rules that it said hindered the U.S. Health and Human Services Department’s (HHS) ability “to issue guidance, bring enforcement actions, and take other appropriate actions that advance the department’s mission.”

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Hospital Pharmacy Leaders Call Staff Shortages, Vendor Management Their Biggest Operational Challenges

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Seventy-one percent of hospital pharmacy leaders surveyed said their facility offered at least one in-house outpatient and/or specialty pharmacy and over half of those lacking such a pharmacy said they planned to open one at some point.

Hospital outpatient pharmacy leaders cite staffing shortages, managing multiple vendors, and navigating insurer red tape—specialty drug referrals and prior authorization requirements, specifically—among top workplace challenges, a new survey finds. As 340B providers continue to grapple with pharmaceutical manufacturer contract

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War Over Hearts and Minds in 340B Battle Heats Up as Hospitals Launch Their Own Campaign

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Hospital groups are running ads aimed at getting HHS to" take all available enforcement actions" against drug companies that deny 340B pricing when providers use contract pharmacies.

It’s not just the drug industry stepping up its effort to influence the public and policymakers over the increasingly heated battle over the 340B program. 

Groups that represent 340B hospitals and hospital pharmacists have launched a digital advertising

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U.S. Supreme Court Formally Notifies Lower Court and Parties About its Decision Striking Down Medicare Part B Drug Payment Cuts for 340B Hospitals

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Major hospital groups have asked the Supreme Court to review a case that challenges HHS' DSH payment formula.

The clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday formally notified the clerk of a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., and lawyers for three hospital groups and three health systems of the high court’s June 15 judgement in

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Senate Democrats Optimistic About Passing Drug Pricing Bill Before August Recess

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Senate Finance Chair Ron Wyden (right) said yesterday during a webinar moderated by STAT correspondent Rachel Cohrs (left) that Senate Democrats want to pass drug pricing legislation "right now, before everybody leaves for August."

U.S. Senate Democrats are hopeful that drug pricing legislation will be passed by early next month via a budget reconciliation process requiring just 50 Democratic votes, a Democratic source with knowledge of the process told 340B Report.

“Our expectation

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As Part of New Ad Campaign, PhRMA Buys Full-Page Ad in Washington Post Blasting 340B Hospitals and Pharmacy Chains

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PhRMA ran a full-page ad in today's Washington Post saying 340B helps big hospitals and chain pharmacies, not patients.

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America ran a full-page advertisement in the A section of The Washington Post this morning blasting 340B hospitals and drug store chains. According to a PhRMA spokesperson, it is part of a new ad

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