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TIP: When using outsourced telehealth services, be prepared to “Mind the Gap.”


Telehealth services are a great

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Arkansas and 340B Providers Ask Appeals Court to Back State’s Novel 340B Contract Pharmacy Law

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The state of Arkansas and Arkansas 340B covered entities asked a federal appeals court yesterday to uphold the state's novel 340B anti-discrimination law.

The state of Arkansas and Arkansas 340B covered entities separately asked a federal appeals court yesterday to back a judge’s decision in December that the state’s novel 340B anti-discrimination law is not preempted by the 340B statute nor by the

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AHA Again Blasts PhRMA and NACHC’s Alliance to Remake 340B

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The AHA slammed PhRMA and NACHC's 340B reform alliance again, this time in its blog and related talking points.

The American Hospital Association has again blasted the drug industry’s alliance with community health centers for 340B reform, calling it “another misguided attempt by drug companies to dismantle [340B] so that they can continue to pad their billion-dollar bottom lines.”

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340B Financial Health Check

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Leaders of hospitals, health centers and other 340B provider institutions are busy and don’t have time in their demanding days to be involved in the detailed, day-to-day financial oversight of their 340B programs. Yet, they also can’t afford to leave

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Senate HELP Panel Likely Leaving 340B Out of Bipartisan Drug Policy Bill That it’s Fast-Tracking

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U.S. Senate HELP staff members reportedly are assembling bipartisan drug policy legislation for a vote maybe as soon as next week, but 340B is expected to be left out of the equation.

U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee staff members reportedly have decided to exclude 340B issues from a bipartisan drug policy bill they are writing behind the scenes in order to preserve the bill’s odds of being passed next

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News Alert

Spanberger and Johnson Reintroduce PROTECT 340B Act in Congress

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U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) reintroduced legislation to protect 340B covered entities, contract pharmacies, and individuals with private insurance from discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and insurance companies.

A Virginia Democrat and South Dakota Republican this afternoon reintroduced bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House to protect 340B covered entities and contract pharmacies from discrimination by insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.

Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.)

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Novartis to Appeals Court: Our New 340B Contract Pharmacy Policy Doesn’t Affect Our Case Before You

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Drugmaker Novartis is offering refunds to 340B covered entities on certain purchases of two radiopharmaceuticals.

Drug maker Novartis told a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. Tuesday its revised 340B contract pharmacy policy “does not impact the legal arguments at issue” in its 340B contract pharmacy case awaiting the court’s decision.

If the court disagrees,

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Two GOP Senators Raise Concerns About PBM’s Infringement on 340B Savings in Recent Hearing

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The 340B program "is completely frustrated" by pharmacy benefit managers, health care attorney Jonathan Levitt said during a during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on PBMs.

Two Republican U.S. senators expressed concerns about pharmacy benefit manager encroachment on 340B covered entity savings during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on PBMs last week.

“I often hear concerns from South Dakota hospitals and health centers when it comes

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Key Takeaways From the 340B Winter Coalition Conference

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With new contract pharmacy restrictions recently announced, and more expected to come in the near future, ensuring compliance is more important than ever in the world of 340B. Here are a few takeaways from last week’s 340B Coalition winter conference in San

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Maine Becomes Fourth State to Introduce 340B Hospital Transparency Bill

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A bill in Maine would impose significant 340B program reporting requirements on hospitals.

Maine state senators have introduced a bill to require 340B hospitals to file annual reports with detailed information on the savings they receive through 340B drug discounts, including annual 340B revenue the hospital generates minus 340B aggregate acquisition costs, and

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