Year: 2024

340B INDUSTRY LEADER SPOTLIGHT

Jennifer Austin, 340B Senior Program Director, Visante

July 18, 2024 Diane Slafsky Views

Q: Where did you grow up?

I grew up in Tampa, FL.

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

I completed my undergraduate studies at the University of South Florida and pharmacy school at Nova Southeastern University.

Q: What are your favorites?

Food: Mexican and Italian foods are my favorite.

Movie: My favorite movies are

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GOP-Led House Appropriations Committee Votes to Cut HRSA Funding, Flat Funds OPA in Party Line Vote

July 16, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The House Appropriations Committee approved the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act on July 10.

The House panel responsible for federal appropriations legislation passed a bill last week that would cut funding for the Health [...]

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Sen. Cassidy Claims 340B Hospitals Drive Medical Debt During Key Senate Committee Hearing

July 16, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) said many major nonprofit hospitals are "not passing on savings from 340B" in a Senate committee hearing on medical debt.

Certain hospitals’ failure to pass 340B savings on to patients is a leading cause of medical debt, two Republican lawmakers [...]

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CMS Proposes Rule to Exclude 340B Claims from Inflation Rebates; Reflects ‘Stronger Understanding’ of 340B than IRA Negotiation Guidance, Says Attorney

July 16, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

CMS recently proposed a rule to fulfill its statutory obligation to exclude 340B claims from Medicare inflationary rebates.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has outlined how it plans to identify 340B claims to remove when [...]

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Study Finds Oncology Markups at 340B Pediatric Hospitals; AHA Slams Study and Funder

July 16, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

New research looked at the prices 340B-enrolled pediatric hospitals charged for pediatric oncology drugs.

The rates 340B pediatric hospitals negotiate with payers for new pediatric oncology drugs often exceed a medication’s average sale price, [...]

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Sumitomo Loosens 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions in Five More States

July 16, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sumitomo Pharma America loosened or ended its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in an additional five states.

Drugmaker Sumitomo Pharma America (SMPA) is partially or fully exempting providers in five additional states from its 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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Missouri Become Eighth State to Enact 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law After Governor Declines to Act on Bill

July 11, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Missouri will become the eighth state to enact a 340B contract pharmacy access law when S.B.751 officially takes effect Aug. 28.

Missouri will become the eighth state to prohibit drug manufacturer 340B contract pharmacy restrictions after Gov. Mike Parson (R) announced [...]

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Upcoming Federal Elections Will Significantly Impact 340B Legislative Agenda, Say 340B Hospital Lobbyist, Drug Industry Analyst

July 11, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Tom O’Donnell, senior vice president of government relations at 340B Health, and Michael McCaughan, co-founder of Provision Policy, gave a July 10 address at the 340B Coalition summer conference.

The upcoming U.S. presidential and congressional elections will significantly alter the direction of 340B and broader healthcare policy, a 340B [...]

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Advocates March on Capitol Hill to ‘Defend 340B’ Amid D.C. Heat Wave

July 11, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

More than 60 advocates marched on Capitol Hill amid a heat wave in Washington, D.C. for the third annual "Defend 340B March" on July 10.

More than sixty 340B advocates braved an excessive heat warning in the nation’s capital yesterday afternoon for the third annual [...]

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Navigating State-Level Regulations to Safeguard Your 340B Program

July 11, 2024 Sponsored Content Views

Proactive Engagement in the States is Essential

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