Kansas lawmakers have introduced a bill to prohibit drug manufacturers from denying 340B covered entities access to a manufacturers’ products if the entities use contract pharmacies.
The legislation, like bills recently rolled out in other states, is modeled on the
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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), the new chair of the Senate committee that oversees the 340B program, recently answered a reporter’s question about alleged hospital abuse of 340B by noting that he tried to revoke a Burlington, Vt., hospital’s tax-exempt
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While most 340B covered entities do not share their contract pharmacy claims data with drug makers to restore access to 340B pricing, many would do so if the process was better and got 340B pricing turned back on reliably, a
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The rise in digital technologies in the healthcare sector during the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in some interesting trends in medical communication as we move closer to a post-pandemic world.
During the pandemic, patients became more engaged with medical communication than ever. They went from attending doctor’s visits in-person to making telehealth appointments. In addition, due to forced shutdowns, even the less tech-savvy patients learned how to navigate the internet in new ways to find information and stay connected with their healthcare providers (HCPs).
In addition to using digital mediums to communicate with their care teams, patients turned to the internet to learn more about the virus. They became comfortable performing research rather than waiting to hear what their doctor had to say, and they gained trust in the medical professionals who were providing them with frequent updates on the state of the virus.
So, the last three years have had a significant impact on the ways medical communication is
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General says the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should monitor non-hospital 340B covered entities’ use of modifiers to identify 340B-priced drugs in Part B claims, as these
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The fight over 340B contract pharmacy loomed large in stakeholders’ comments last week on a proposed federal regulation to revamp the 340B program’s administrative dispute resolution system.
Health care provider groups, citing manufacturers’ contract pharmacy policies, said they want the
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A neurosurgeon at a San Francisco 340B hospital who once was a health policy fellow for U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and who is doing research for a free-market oriented think tank has written a stinging reply to former U.S.
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The U.S. Senate committee with jurisdiction over 340B is officially under new leadership, with Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) being seated as Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions chair last week and Bill Cassidy (R-La.) as ranking Republican.
The formal announcements had been
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Pharmaceutical manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline said last week it would pay refunds for 340B overcharges occurring in the first quarter of 2021, including overcharges for blockbuster respiratory drugs Trelegy and Nucala.
The refund notice posted Feb. 2 on the U.S. Health
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Washington and Lee University
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