Covered entities may still use the 340B program under drug manufacturers’ conditions on the use of contract pharmacies, and while they “cannot squeeze as much revenue out of it as they once could, drug makers need not help them maximize
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Month: January 2023
A Virginia House subcommittee last week voted 3-2 against a Democrat’s bill to require more accountability from 340B hospitals about how they use 340B program revenues.
In a reversal of their parties’ normal stances on 340B nationally, Democrats voted for
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Recent surveys confirm what those of you reading this know painfully well: Hospital and clinic pharmacies are struggling from the restrictions drug manufacturers are placing on 340B pricing at contract pharmacy sites. As the 340B world awaits another batch of court rulings and hopes for the best, the exclusions are harming patients’
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In his inaugural column for Verity Solutions, 340B Report Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky offers insights “on what to expect in Washington, D.C., and the states in 2023 when it comes to the 340B program.”
Slafsky in the column makes
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A federal appeals court in Philadelphia ruled 3-0 this morning that “Congress never said that drug makers must deliver discounted Section 340B drugs to an unlimited number of contract pharmacies.”
“By trying to enforce that supposed requirement, the government overstepped
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A Virginia House subcommittee is voting later today on a Democrat’s bill to require more accountability from 340B hospitals—a direct consequence of The New York Times’ exposé about alleged 340B program misuse involving a Richmond, Va., hospital.
The scheduled vote
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Missouri lawmakers have reintroduced legislation to prohibit drug manufactures from denying 340B covered entities access to manufacturers’ products if the covered entity uses contract pharmacies. The language is modeled on the first-of-its kind law passed in Arkansas in 2021.
Missouri
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The healthcare industry is grappling with a severe staffing shortage, and pharmacies are no exception. More than three-quarters of community pharmacists are struggling to fill open positions, and nearly 90% say finding pharmacy technicians is their top staffing problem, according to a recent survey by the National Community Pharmacists Association.
As
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