Senate Panel Passes PBM Reform Bill With Medicaid Drug Payment Limits and 340B Reporting Requirements

Senate Finance Committee PBM reform bill markup.
The Senate Finance Committee voted 26-1 to pass a PBM reform bill with Medicaid spread pricing language that could result in less 340B savings for covered entities.
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee yesterday voted 26-1 to pass a pharmacy benefit manager reform bill that would cut providers’ [...]

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100+ Health Centers and Groups Sign Pro-340C Letter to Congress

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More than 100 health centers and groups have signed a letter to Congress supporting the 340C initiative.
More than 100 community health centers, state primary care associations, and national and local groups urged congressional leaders this week [...]

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Covered Entities’ and Manufacturers’ 340B Summit

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Demonstrate Compliance with 340B Drug Pricing Requirements, Implement Strategies for Successful Audits, and Provide Quality Care

Designed for both Covered Entities and Manufacturers, attend this event to explore the latest developments in 340B with regards to transparency, HRSA 340B audits and other federal oversight activities.  Attendees

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HRSA Sends Previously Audited 340B Hospital a Second Follow-up Compliance Letter

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The Health Resources and Services Administration announced that the Office of Pharmacy Affairs will hold a June 11 webinar on the ADR final rule.
A hospital that the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration audited for 340B program compliance and then was one of [...]

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CMS’s 340B Hospital Repayment Plan Leaves Medicare Advantage Cuts Untouched

Attorney Kyle Vasquez
Attorney Kyle Vasquez says many clients feel they are entitled to a remedy for underpayments from Medicare Advantage plans stemming from CMS' July 7 proposed rule.
The recently proposed Medicare fee-for-service lump sum payments to 340B hospitals to make up for a nearly five-year unlawful rate [...]

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340B Recertification for Hospitals Starts Aug. 14

HRSA hospital recertification.
HRSA announced this year's 340B eligibility recertification period for hospitals will start Aug. 14 and end Sept. 11.
This year’s 340B eligibility recertification period for hospitals will start Aug. 14 and end Sept. 11, the U.S. Health Resources [...]

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Amgen, Vertex, and AstraZeneca Post 340B Refund and Replenishment Public Notices

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Aranesp is among the drugs listed on HRSA's latest manufacturer's notice posted on behalf of Amgen.
The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) this week published notices from drug makers Amgen and Vertex about refunds [...]

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340B Report Publisher and CEO to Providers: New 340B Reporting Requirements are Inevitable

Tim Walz
Minnesota became the first state to impose 340B reporting requirements after Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed legislation in late May.
Health care providers almost certainly will have to accept new 340B reporting requirements in order to get unfettered access to [...]

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340B INDUSTRY LEADER SPOTLIGHT

Tracy Jones, Midwest Regional Director & National Director of Advocacy, AIDS Healthcare Foundation

Tracy Jones
Tracy Jones

Q: Where did you grow up?

I grew up on the Eastside of Cleveland, Ohio in the inner city.

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

I went to Kent State University and Case Western University for grad school.

Q: What are your favorites?

Food: Red Velvet Cheesecake

Movie: The Color Purple

Musicians: Marvin Gaye, Prince

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Large Drug Maker, Big Health System, and Influential Health Center Jointly Lobbying for Senate Bipartisan 340B Initiative

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Under the name 340B Working Table, Genentech, Sanford Health, and Carolina Health Centers are jointly lobbying for a bipartisan U.S. Senate 340B reform initiative.

Biopharmaceutical manufacturer Genentech, South Dakota-based health system Sanford Health, and South Carolina federally qualified health center Carolina Health Centers are jointly lobbying members of Congress to back six U.S. senators’ bipartisan approach to federal 340B program reform, the three organizations

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