340B contract pharmacy grew in affluent and White neighborhoods from 2011 to 2019 but declined in impoverished, Black, and Latino neighborhoods, raising questions about “the degree to which 340B program growth serves vulnerable communities,” according to research published this morning
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Yesterday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that huge cuts in 340B hospitals’ Medicare Part B drug reimbursement in 2018 and 2019 were unlawful. It marked the end of Phase 1 of the debate over the cuts.
Phase 2 is gearing
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Six U.S. House members—three Democrats and three Republicans—are urging fellow representatives to sign a letter asking U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Department leaders “to begin enforcement actions against pharmaceutical companies that refuse to honor 340B discounts on prescription drugs.”
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The National Association of Community Health Centers this week strongly urged drug manufacturer Merck to eliminate “all conditions imposed on health centers to receive 340B price drugs at contract pharmacies.”
Merck’s April 28 decision to extend its restrictions on 340B pricing
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UPDATE, June 15, 2022, 12:45 p.m. EDT—The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said, “We are aware and reviewing the decision.”
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously this morning that the federal government unlawfully slashed Medicare Part
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The National Association of Community Health Centers “would love to see” Congress pass legislation by the end of this year that stops drug makers from restricting 340B contract pharmacy arrangements and stops pharmacy benefit managers from taking covered entities’ 340B savings, a NACHC
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With more than six months to go in the year, the number of refunds that drug manufacturers have had to provide to 340B providers has already topped the previous annual record of 17. Drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk becomes the 21st manufacturer to
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is seeking comment on plans to revise online forms covered entities must fill out when they enroll in the 340B program, recertify their eligibility annually, or update information in 340B OPAIS, the
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The National Association of Community Health Centers urged Congress and the Biden administration this afternoon to force drug companies to ship 340B drugs to contract pharmacies unconditionally and stop pharmacy benefit managers from siphoning off health centers’ 340B savings.
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