Year: 2023

340B Recertification for Hospitals Starts Aug. 14

July 27, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

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

July 27, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

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

July 27, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

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

July 27, 2023 Diane Slafsky Views

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

July 25, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

340B Working Table 340B lobbying disclosure form

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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Senate Panel Seems to Be on Track To Vote Tomorrow on Bill With Language that 340B Providers Oppose

July 25, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sens. Ron Wyden (left) and Mike Crapo's final revised PBM reform bill appears to retain language that 340B provider groups oppose.

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee apparently remains on track to vote Wednesday on a pharmacy benefit manager reform bill with [...]

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RWC-340B Backs Senate Bill That Would Let Ryan White Clinics Cover HIV Prevention Drugs and Services

July 25, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

New U.S. Senate legislation would let Ryan White clinics voluntarily use federal grants for HIV prevention medications and associated services.

Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access (RWC-340B) last week praised a new bill in the U.S. Senate that would let [...]

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NACHC Names Prominent Physician with Health Center and HRSA Experience as its Leader

July 20, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

NACHC has chosen Dr. Kyu Rhee, now CVS Health senior vice president and Aetna chief medical officer, to be its new president and CEO.

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) announced yesterday that its board has chosen Dr. Kyu Rhee, now CVS [...]

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340B May Cause Providers to Buy More Expensive HIV Prevention Drugs, Conservative Policy Group Says

July 20, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The American Action Forum says in a new paper that 340B incentivizes providers to favor more expensive HIV medications, "raising costs for the rest of the health care system."

The 340B drug pricing program may incentivize hospitals and other covered entities to buy expensive preventative HIV medications over low-cost [...]

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Generic Drugmaker Amring Providing Refunds for 340B Overcharges

July 20, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

Generic drug manufacturer Amring Pharmaceuticals is giving 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges on 14 products between the first quarter [...]

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