25 States Say Drug Companies’ 340B Contract Pharmacy Actions Are Illegal and Harm Public Health

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An excerpt from one of the two friend of the court briefs that 25 states filed in pivotal 340B contract pharmacy litigation in federal appeals courts.

Yesterday, 340B Report broke the news that a group of 25 states from blue bastions such as Connecticut and Maryland to red states such as Arkansas and Mississippi weighed in favor of the federal government’s effort to punish drug manufacturer

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GOP-aligned Think Tank Alleges that 340B Expansions Contributed to Drug Spending Spurts

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The American Action Forum says "it is worthwhile to consider whether" there is a link between the implementation of 340B policies and upswings in retail drug spending. A drug policy experts who found that that inflation penalties in the 340B program were associated with lower annual drug price increases says AAF's analysis "is specious at best."

An American Action Forum (AAF) data analysis that connects increases in consumer drug spending with the introduction of 340B drug discount and Medicaid drug rebate program policies “is spurious at best,” says an expert on prescription drug costs whose research

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HRSA Audits: Scared or Prepared?

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Benjamin Franklin, an American Founding Father and Statesman, is attributed as being the source of the memorable quote “By failing to prepare, you are preparing to fail.” 

Today, compliance risk in the 340B Program remains significant for most covered entities.  The capabilities of many covered entities to reach all members of their

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HRSA Announces 340B Enrollment Flexibilities in Fire-Ravished New Mexico

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HRSA has announced 340B program enrollment flexibilities in New Mexico, which is coping with the biggest wildfire in state history.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) yesterday announced 340B program enrollment flexibilities in New Mexico due to the declaration of a public health emergency in the state.

Wildfires in northern New Mexico that began in early April have

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340B INDUSTRY LEADER SPOTLIGHT

Danielle Boehm, Customer Services Manager, Sectyr

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Danielle Boehm and Family

Q: Where did you grow up?

I grew up in Delta, Pennsylvania, a rural area that is about an hour outside of Baltimore, Maryland right over the Mason Dixon line.

Q: Where did you go to college?

I attended York College of Pennsylvania and graduated with a degree in Mathematics.

 

Q: What are your

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25 States File Joint Briefs Backing HHS and HRSA in 340B Contract Pharmacy Cases

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Connecticut Attorney General William Tong (D) led the coalition of states backing the federal government in 340B contract pharmacy cases before federal appeals courts.

Twenty-five states are backing the federal government in litigation before two federal appeals courts over drug manufacturers’ denials of 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

A bipartisan group of state attorneys general filed friend of the court briefs this

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Mallinckrodt Is the Third Drug Company This Month to Announce Refunds for 340B Overcharges

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Mallinckrodt's SpecGx subsidiary is providing refunds for 340B overcharges on 22 NDCs for purchases from Q3 2019 through Q2 2020.

Drug manufacturer Mallinckrodt’s SpecGx generic pharmaceutical subsidiary is providing refunds for 340B overcharges on 22 NDCs for purchases from Q3 2019 through Q2 2020.

This is the third time this month that a drug manufacturer has announced 340B refunds for

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340B Providers Lose their Biggest GOP Ally in U.S. House

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U.S. Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) lost his GOP primary election this week. It's a huge blow for 340B entities that have relied on his help in Congress for years.

In a major blow to the 340B provider community, U.S. Rep. David McKinley, the leading voice for the 340B program in the House Republican caucus, was defeated Tuesday in the West Virginia Republican primary. McKinley will remain in office until

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Drug Makers Ask Michigan Lawmakers to Erase Section from New 340B State Law

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Michigan 340B hospitals say drug manufacturers are lobbying state lawmakers to erase language from a new state law that the hospitals say stops the drug makers from imposing claims submission requirements as a condition for 340B pricing.

Drug manufacturers are asking Michigan state legislators to erase language in a new state law that Michigan hospitals say bars the companies from withholding 340B pricing if a covered entity refuses to hand over its contract pharmacy claims data, 340B

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340B PROVIDER LEADER SPOTLIGHT

Mike Loftus, 340B Director Pharmacy Services, Mercy Health

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Mike Loftus

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

I attended St. Louis College of Pharmacy now known as University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy in St. Louis and

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