The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Tuesday announced the first 27 prescription drugs that will be subject to Medicare Part B inflation rebates, a list that includes AbbVie’s blockbuster arthritis drug Humira, which generated $5.6 billion in global
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340B INDUSTRY LEADER SPOTLIGHT
Robin George, Director Health Systems Solutions, AllianceRx Walgreens Pharmacy
Q: Where did you grow up?
I was born and raised in Chicago, IL and later moved to Elmhurst, IL. I’ve lived in Illinois my entire life.
Q: Where did you go to college?
I attended Roosevelt University in Chicago, IL where I received my Bachelors in Allied Heath Sciences and Nuclear Medicine Technology.
Q: What are
…The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration has asked Congress for general rulemaking authority over the 340B program so it can establish “reporting requirements and definitions for the use of [340B] savings and contract pharmacy utilization.”
The Biden administration made
…Apexus, the federally contracted 340B prime vendor, asked a federal district judge in Los Angeles on Friday to dismiss AIDS Healthcare Foundation’s lawsuit alleging that Apexus has failed and refused to negotiate sub-ceiling 340B discounts on HIV/AIDS prescription drugs pursuant
…Connecticut 340B stakeholders testified at a state legislative hearing Monday on Gov. Ned Lamont’s (D) comprehensive bill to require hospital reporting on 340B revenue, prohibit drug maker restrictions on 340B contract pharmacy use, and prohibit pharmacy benefit manager discrimination against
…A large HIV/AIDS health care group, a Democratic 340B provider ally in Congress, and three national hospital groups lambasted community health centers and drug makers’ historic announcement yesterday that they are working together to remake the 340B program. Other 340B
…The Republican-led U.S. House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee late yesterday announced a March 28 hearing on “how transparency and competition can lower health care costs for Americans.”
Although the hearing announcement is silent about the 340B program it
…Breaking News
Major Drug Industry and Health Center Groups Unite to Reform 340B for Patients and “True” Safety-Net Providers
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, the National Association of Community Health Centers, and the National Hispanic Medical Association this morning jointly issued a 10-point plan and created a nonprofit group to ensure that the 340B program “benefits patients and
…A New York State judge has dismissed the state’s antitrust lawsuit alleging that CVS Health illegally makes 340B covered entities use its 340B third party administrator Wellpartner in order to contract with CVS retail and specialty pharmacies to dispense 340B-purchased
…The U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability last week launched an investigation into how “anticompetitive tactics” by the three largest pharmacy benefit managers—Express Scripts, CVS Caremark, and OptumRx—are driving up healthcare costs and hurting patient care within federal health
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