340B PROVIDER LEADER SPOTLIGHT

Fatimah Muhammad, Director, 340B Pharmaceutical Svcs & Drug Replacement, Saint Peter’s University Hospital

Fatimah Muhammad

Q: If a friend came to visit you in your hometown, where would you take them? Where would you take them in your state?

Hometown: I would take

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New 340B Transparency Bill to be Discussed Next Week in House Hearing, U.S. Senate Bills Introduced

Bucshon bill
Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) has has written a bill to impose significant 340B program reporting requirements on disproportionate share hospitals and maybe other covered entities.

U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.), vice chair of the House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee, has written a bill to impose significant 340B program reporting requirements on disproportionate share hospitals and potentially other covered entities. Meanwhile, two bills have been

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HRSA Administrator Open to Congress’ Help Ensuring 340B Accountability and Transparency

Carole Johnson
HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson said during a House hearing yesterday she would welcome congressional help ensuring there is “accountability and transparency” in 340B.

U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator Carole Johnson said on Capitol Hill yesterday that HRSA would welcome congressional help ensuring there is “accountability and transparency” in the 340B program.

Johnson was answering questions from Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) during

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Hospitals Urge Fed. Appeals Court to Uphold Novel Ark. Law Protecting 340B Discounts in Contract Pharmacy Setting

Eighth Circuit Court
PhRMA filed a citation to notify the U.S. Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis that Arkansas is enforcing its 340B contract pharmacy law.

Three groups representing 340B hospitals late last week filed an amicus brief in federal circuit court in support of Arkansas’ novel contract pharmacy law, arguing the law doesn’t conflict with the 340B statute and in fact furthers the goals of

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Closed Pennsylvania 340B Hospital Sues CVS Health Over 340B TPA Policy

Brandywine Hospital
A closed Pennsylvania hospital has filed a federal antitrust class action against CVS over its 340B contract pharmacy policies.

A Philadelphia-area hospital that closed last year after its sale fell through has filed a federal antitrust class action against healthcare conglomerate CVS over its 340B contract pharmacy policies.

The same shuttered hospital has been challenging in state court its

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Dual 340B Anti-Discrimination Bills, One Protecting Discounts in Contract Pharmacy Setting, Move Forward in Missouri

Missouri state capitol
Missouri lawmakers are making progress on two different 340B anti-discrimination bills.

With just weeks to go in its legislative session, Missouri lawmakers are making progress on two different 340B anti-discrimination bills.  Last week, a key Senate committee approved SB 26, comprehensive legislation with two key priorities:  prohibiting drug manufacturers from placing

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California Senate Committee Approves Bill to Protect 340B Providers from Alleged PBM Discrimination

California
The California Hospital Association argued in a June 20 letter to the state’s congressional delegation that “core provisions” of the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-Net (340B ACCESS) Act “will reduce access to care for vulnerable populations.”

A California Senate health committee yesterday unanimously approved a bill to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from employing practices that 340B covered entities view as discriminatory. On Wednesday, California’s SB-786 was approved by the Senate Health Committee and now goes

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340B INDUSTRY LEADER SPOTLIGHT

Maureen Huber, Chief Operating Officer, Avita Care Solutions

Maureen Huber

Q: Where did you grow up?

Lansing, Michigan

Q: What are your favorites?

Food: Tacos

Movie: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation and/or Elf. Both are great movies for family time.

Musicians: Lenny Kravitz, Mary J. Blige, Mumford & Sons, and Black Pumas

Destination: Northern Michigan

Q: What do you like to do outside of work?

When I’m not

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Expert Tip From Hudson Headwaters 340B

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TIP: Make sure you are taking time to review your 340B wholesaler invoices at least weekly to ensure you are getting the correct

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Feds Pass on Asking Full Appeals Court to Reconsider Adverse 340B Contract Pharmacy Ruling and Vacate Enforcement Letters to Three Manufacturers

Third Circuit Court
The federal government opted not to ask a federal appeals court to reconsider its opinion upholding three drug makers' restrictions on 340B pricing when their drugs are shipped to be dispensed by contract pharmacies.

The federal government yesterday decided not to ask all 14 judges on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to review a three-judge panel’s unanimous January opinion upholding AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi’s restrictions on 340B pricing when

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