Judge Denies Health Center’s Request for More Government Files in 340B Patient Definition Case

Genesis
Genesis Health Care successfully challenged HRSA's 340B patient definition in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.

A federal district judge last week declined to make federal health officials give a South Carolina health center any more documents linked to the center’s brief expulsion from and subsequent reinstatement to the 340B program in 2018.

U.S. Chief District

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340B Stifles Biosimilar Uptake, Study in Health Affairs Says

Health Affairs
New research in Health Affairs says 340B hospitals are less likely than others to use biosimilar drugs due to financial incentives to use more expensive reference drugs instead.

Research published online yesterday in the journal Health Affairs suggests that 340B hospitals are less likely than others to use biosimilar drugs, “possibly as a result of financial incentives making reference drugs more profitable than biosimilar medications.”

Groups that represent

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340B COVID-19 Flexibilities Will End May 11 as Public Health Emergency Expires

HRSA
340B program flexibilities allowed under the COVID-19 public health emergency will expire May 11, HRSA said Monday.

Certain flexibilities to the 340B program allowed under the COVID-19 public health emergency will expire May 11 alongside the PHE, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration announced Monday.

The update, which HRSA posted prominently on the Office of Pharmacy

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Astellas Notifies 340B Entities for Second Time in 2023 About a Change in Drug’s NDC

Cresemba
Astellas says for 340B replenishment, the new and old NDCs of Cresemba’s 372mg intravenous formulation are interchangable.

Drug maker Astellas will let 340B covered entities count accumulations of an injectable form of its antifungal drug Cresemba under its old National Drug Code toward replenishment of equal quantities under the product’s corresponding new NDC, provided the entities use

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Bayer Announces Tougher Limits on 340B Pricing for Hospitals

Bayer
Bayer today significantly tightened its limits on 340B pricing when hospitals contract with pharmacies to dispense drugs to patients.

Drug manufacturer Bayer this morning significantly tightened its limits on 340B pricing when hospital covered entities contract with pharmacies to dispense drugs to patients. Grantee entities remain exempt from Bayer’s restrictions.

Covered entities reported receiving letters from Bayer about

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AHA Tells House Panel It Opposes New 340B Hospital Reporting Requirements

Ashley Thompson
“I'm just not sure additional [340B hospital] reporting requirements are needed at this time,” AHA Senior Vice President Ashley Thompson told a U.S. House subcommittee yesterday.

An American Hospital Association senior executive told a U.S. House subcommittee yesterday her group opposes creating “significant new reporting requirements for 340B hospitals that do not reflect the true value or intent of the 340B program.”

But when asked by

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340B Abuse Claims Raised During House Hearing on Nonprofit Hospitals’ Tax Status

“Right now, there’s no transparency regarding the 340B program,” Johns Hopkins University professor Ge Bai said yesterday at a U.S. House Ways and Means oversight subcommittee hearing.

The 340B program has evolved into a “buy low, sell high” drug pricing system abused by some hospitals that have profits as their main goal, a health policy researcher told lawmakers Wednesday at a U.S. House subcommittee hearing.

The House

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Do it Yourself: 340B Referral Prescription Capture Made Easy

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Many covered entities are not aware of the opportunity to capture referral prescriptions. This includes ones that were initially determined to be non-eligible by your TPA but after a closer look in your EMR are deemed to be eligible. Don’t miss out

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Louisiana Takes Major Step Towards Prohibiting Drug Manufacturer 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

Louisiana House
The Louisiana House voted 97-2 to approve legislation to stop drug manufacturer interference with 340B contract pharmacy arrangements and prohibit PBM and payor practices that lower reimbursement for 340B-purchased drugs.

The Louisiana House voted 97-2 yesterday to pass and send to the Senate legislation to stop drug manufacturer interference with 340B contract pharmacy arrangements. It also would prohibit pharmacy benefit manager and payor practices that lower reimbursement for 340B-purchased drugs.

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A Cheat Sheet to New Groups that Use “340B” in Their Names

Cheat Sheet
340B Report Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky's latest column for Verity Solutions is a cheat sheet for the growing number of groups using "340B" in their names.

With so many advocacy groups using the term “340B” in their name these days, it’s easy to confuse one with another. Ted Slafsky’s latest column for Verity Solutions is a guide to the menagerie.

Slafsky, publisher and CEO of 340B

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