UPDATED: Contract Pharmacy Restrictions Cut $1.5 Billion in 340B Hospital Revenue, $8.4 Billion More Endangered, Report Says

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Drug manufacturers' 340B contract pharmacy restrictions have pulled $8.4 billion out of the savings hospitals achieve using contract pharmacies to dispense 340B drugs, a new 340B Health study found.
Early, limited versions of contract pharmacy restrictions for 340B hospitals cut their revenue by $1.5 billion in one year, according [...]

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Some 340B Hospitals Might Get Less Than Expected Under Fix for Illegal Medicare Drug Payment Cuts

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CMS's projections of what it owes 340B hospitals for unlawful Medicare Part B drug payment cuts might not align with what health systems and hospitals expect to get.
A $9 billion Medicare proposal to repay 340B hospitals for unlawful Part B drug payment cuts includes a spreadsheet showing [...]

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Providers Celebrate 340B Medicare Drug Payment Fix, Object to How It’s Funded

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CMS today formally published in the Federal Register its proposed remedy for illegal Medicare Part B drug payments cuts for many 340B hospitals from 2018 through 2022.
Provider groups widely celebrated the Medicare proposal to provide a $9 billion lump sum payment to reimburse 340B hospitals for [...]

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As Congress Weighs 340B Changes, Leading HIV/AIDS Group Urges it to Support the Program

Washington Examiner
Washington Examiner, a conservative news outlet, published an op-ed by AHF President Michael Weinstein urging Congress to protect 340B from the drug industry.
A leading not-for-profit HIV and AIDS treatment organization amplified its 340B advocacy recently with an op-ed in a Washington, D.C., [...]

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CMS Proposes $9 Billion in Lump Sum Payments to Reimburse Hospitals for Past 340B Part B Drug Payment Cuts

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CMS late this afternoon proposed how it will repay 340B hospitals for $10.5 billion in illegal Medicare Part B drug payment cuts.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to provide lump sum Medicare Part B drug payments to 340B [...]

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White House Clears CMS to Issue Proposed Fix for 340B Hospital Part B Drug Payment Cuts

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The White House Office of Management and Budget yesterday cleared CMS to issue its proposed remedy for five year's worth of Medicare Part B drug payment cuts for 340B hospitals.
The White House yesterday gave the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services the go-ahead to publish its proposed remedy [...]

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340B Issues Remain Unresolved in Latest CMS Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Guidance

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CMS said in its latest Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program guidance it still working on a process to allow manufacturers to avoid providing a 340B price and a negotiated fair price for the same drug.
The latest guidance to implement first-time drug price negotiation under Medicare said federal officials still are looking for a process [...]

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UPDATED: Astellas and AstraZeneca Make 340B Contract Pharmacy Moves

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Astellas is the third drugmaker to loosen or end its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in Arkansas and Louisiana in response to state laws.
Drug manufacturers Astellas and AstraZeneca announced today separate contract pharmacy policies for 340B providers that will go into effect in [...]

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