Merck to Pay Refunds for 340B Overcharges in Q1 and Q2 2020

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Merck is providing refunds for 340B overcharges on NDCs of its antibiotic Cubicin and other drugs during the first two quarters of 2020.

Drug manufacturer Merck is paying refunds for overcharges on 340B drugs purchased during the first two quarters of 2020.

Merck recently asked the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration to post notices about its 340B ceiling price recalculations on the

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The Potential Domino Effect of Tennessee’s HIV Federal Funding Cuts

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Publisher’s Note: Since we first published this piece by Jennifer Lockwood of Ravin Consultants, there has been an important development that is addressed at the end of the story. We thank Jennifer and her team for alerting us and recommending that we

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Massachusetts 340B Nondiscrimination Bills Would Restore Program’s Intent, Sponsor Says

Massachusetts state Sen. Pavel Payano
Massachusetts state Sen. Pavel Payano

Companion bills in the Massachusetts House and Senate would restore the 340B program’s intent by stopping pharmacy benefit manager discrimination against any 340B covered entities and their contract pharmacies, the sponsor of the state Senate bill said during a recent

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Expert Tip From SUNRx

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TIP: Double check your TPA’s 340B capture settings to ensure they match your manufacturer restriction designations.


If

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Organon Is the 22nd Drug Maker to Impose Limits on 340B Contract Pharmacy

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Organon today became the 22nd drug maker to announce conditions on 340B pricing involving drug shipments to contract pharmacies. They apply to hospitals only, grantee covered entities are exempt.

Drug manufacturer Organon, the Merck spinoff with a focus on women’s health, today became the 22nd drug maker to impose conditions on 340B pricing involving delivery to contract pharmacies.

Covered entities began receiving an email from Organon around 3:00 p.m.

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Novo Nordisk Tightens its 340B Contract Pharmacy Policy Today, Others Possible

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Novo Nordisk today stiffened its 340B contract pharmacy conditions, which affect hospital covered entities only.

Drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk today announced that effective July 1 it will stop letting hospitals place bill to / ship to orders of 340B-purchased drugs to an unlimited number of contract pharmacies in exchange for related claims data.

It will,

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CMS Is a Step Closer to Saying How It Will Fix Medicare Drug Payment Cuts for 340B Hospitals

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CMS sent its proposed remedy for illegal Medicare Part B drug payment cuts for 340B hospitals to the White House for clearance to be released.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has sent its proposed remedy for almost five years of illegal Medicare Part B drug payments cuts for 340B hospitals to the White House for clearance to be published in the Federal

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CMS Proposes Rules That Addresses 340B Duplicate Discounts in Medicaid Managed Care

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CMS proposes adding information to Medicaid managed care beneficiaries' insurance cards to facilitate 340B duplicate discount prevention.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wants to make Medicaid managed care organizations use Medicaid-specific codes and group numbers on beneficiary insurance cards to help states, MCOs, and 340B covered entities avoid invoicing manufacturers for prohibited duplicate 340B

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How 340B Covered Entities are Disrupting the PBM and Preferred Pharmacy Landscape for Community Health Plans

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The 340B drug pricing program, which allows eligible healthcare providers known as covered entities to purchase medications at a reduced price, has been an incredibly valuable tool for providing affordable healthcare to underserved populations. However, the benefits of the 340B program

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340B Providers Don’t Systematically Over-Prescribe Brand Drugs for Profit, JAMA Study Says

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Research published in JAMA "found no meaningful difference in overall generic prescribing rates" between 340B and non-340B providers.

340B-eligible providers prescribe generic drugs at the same overall rate as non-340B providers, a study published in JAMA Health Forum found. “We found no evidence that 340B-eligible prescribers were systematically overprescribing brand-name drugs to generate revenue,” the authors said.

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