U.S. District Court Orders 340B Report to Destroy and Not Divulge Legally Obtained Information in 340B Patient Definition Case

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A federal district court ordered 340B Report to destroy and not divulge the contents of legally obtained records filed by the federal government in a lawsuit over the 340B patient definition.

A federal district court in South Carolina ordered 340B Report late yesterday to destroy and not release information from more than 9,000 pages of documents that the federal government filed in a public database Thursday in a community health center’s

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Congressional Committee Lineups Still in Flux After McCarthy Installed as House Speaker

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U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) takes the podium Jan. 7 after being elected as House Speaker.

The members, GOP chairs, and top-ranking Democrats of U.S. House committees for the 118th Congress still had not been formally announced this morning, three days after Republicans chose Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) to be House speaker.

It took four days

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340B “Overdue for Reform,” Industry Trade Group BIO Says in Blog

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The 340B program “is buckling under its own weight and overdue for reform,” BIO says in its blog.

The 340B program “is buckling under its own weight and overdue for reform,” biotechnology industry trade group BIO said last week in its blog.

BIO, which is marking its 30th anniversary in 2023, has experienced inner turmoil in recent

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CMS Plans in April to Address Potential Remedies for Illegal Drug Payment Cuts for 340B Hospitals

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CMS plans to issue a proposed rule in April regarding “potential remedies” for illegal Part B drug payment cuts for 340B hospitals from 2018 through late September 2022.

Federal Medicare officials plan to issue a proposed rule in April regarding “potential remedies” for illegal Part B drug payment cuts for 340B hospitals from 2018 through late September 2022.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services revealed April as

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340B Provider Ally Stabenow Will Not Seek Re-Election to U.S. Senate in 2024

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U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) will not seek re-election in 2024, depriving 340B covered entities of a reliable ally.

U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) will not seek re-election in 2024, a decision that will deprive 340B covered entities of a reliable ally in Congress.

Stabenow issued a statement yesterday announcing her decision. She was one of six senators—three

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340B Pricing: Navigating Pharmacy Discount Programs to Benefit Your Entity & Patients

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The 340B statute was written as a drug pricing program that outlines specifically what manufacturers are required to charge qualified covered entities for their drugs based on a defined formula. The intent of the 340B program is to help

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Janssen Providing Refunds for 340B Overcharges During Q1 2020

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Janssen Pharmaceuticals is providing refunds to 340B covered entities for overcharges on 14 NDCs during Q1 2020.

Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Pharmaceuticals division is providing refunds to 340B covered entities for overcharges on 14 NDCs during Q1 2020.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) posted J&J’s refund notice yesterday. The company said the 340B

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340B INDUSTRY LEADER SPOTLIGHT

William von Oehsen, Principal, Powers Law Firm

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William "Bill" von Oehsen, Principal, Powers Law Firm
William von Oehsen

Q: Where did you grow up?

Central New Jersey

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

Princeton (AB), Harvard (MTS), Georgetown (JD)

Q: What are your favorites?

Food: Charcuterie

Movie: Monty Python and the Holy Grail

Musicians: Pink Floyd and other “prog” bands from the 70s and 80s

Destination:  Vermont

Q: What do you

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Lilly Says 340B Entities Can’t Designate Central Fill Pharmacies as Contract Pharmacies

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Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has significantly escalated its restrictions on access to 340B pricing in the contract pharmacy setting, the company announced June 19 on the drug industry vendor site 340B ESP.

Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly late last month again updated its conditions on 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

Lilly was the first company to impose such conditions, starting with one drug in July 2020 then expanding to

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PhRMA Takes its Fight Against Arkansas 340B Law to Federal Appeals Court

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PhRMA has asked the federal appeals court in St. Louis to overturn a lower court's ruling that federal law does not preempt Arkansas’s novel 340B anti-discrimination law.

Brand drug manufacturers have asked a federal appeals court to overturn a judge’s ruling last month that Arkansas’s novel 340B anti-discrimination law is not preempted by the 340B statute nor by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s Risk Evaluation and

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