Manufacturer Refunds to 340B Providers Have Steadily Increased Since 2019, Says Analysis

An analysis from the law firm Spencer Fane found that 340B refunds have been concentrated among certain manufacturers and drugs.
A recent analysis of the increasing annual total number of drug manufacturer refunds to 340B covered entities notes they are [...]

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Hospitals Raise Concerns on Biden Drug Shortage Proposal

HHS recently released a proposal to address drug shortages with measures focused on both hospitals and drug manufacturers.
While the Biden administration’s proposal to address drug shortages does not exempt certain drug products from 340B pricing like the [...]

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Hospitals Say HRSA Violated Federal Rulemaking in 340B Child Site Waiver Reversal

More than 40 health systems told a federal district court that a HRSA hospital offsite clinic registration policy reversal violated federal rulemaking requirements.
The dozens of health systems suing the federal government over the reversal of a pandemic-era 340B child site registration waiver [...]

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Genentech Officially Issues Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Genentech has formally implemented 340B contract pharmacy restrictions for hospitals.
Drugmaker Genentech has formally issued contract pharmacy restrictions after it gave some 340B hospitals advance notice last month of its [...]

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Contract Pharmacies Have Proliferated, Conservative Group Says, Citing Data from Pharma-Funded Think Tank

A Paragon Health Institute analysis found the share of 340B contract pharmacies per covered entity has increased in recent years.
Active 340B contract pharmacies reached 17,250 in 2024, according to a conservative think tank using data collected by another group funded by [...]

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Sumitomo Is Thirty-Second Company to Implement Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

Sumitomo is the 32nd pharmaceutical manufacturer to place restrictions on 340B drug shipment in the contract pharmacy setting.
Drugmaker Sumitomo Pharma America (SMPA) announced it will implement first-time contract pharmacy restrictions next month. The biotech company, which is [...]

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Amgen, J&J to Issue Refunds on High-Selling Drugs to 340B Providers

Amgen and J&J were the latest drugmakers to issue refunds on 340B drugs in notices posted on the Office of Pharmacy Affairs website.
Drugmakers Amgen and Johnson & Johnson have announced they will provide refunds to 340B providers on past purchases of multiple [...]

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Estimated 340B Revenue Exceeded Charity Care Spending for 85% of DSH Hospitals, Says Pharma-backed Group

340B revenue exceeds charity care spending for most DSH hospitals, said a report from drug industry-backed AIR340B.
Eighty-five percent of DSH hospitals earned more in estimated 340B revenue in 2022 than they incurred in charity care costs, [...]

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Three 340B Terminations, Seven Paybacks to Manufacturers in Latest Provider Audit Findings

Federal regulators released a March 20 update to ongoing 340B program integrity audits for fiscal year 2023.
Federal auditors determined terminations from the 340B program were required for either a covered entity site or a contract pharmacy [...]

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Judge Dismisses Health System’s Penny Pricing Coordination Lawsuit Against Drugmakers

A federal district judge has dismissed Calif.-based Adventist West's lawsuit against four drug manufacturers.
A federal judge recently dismissed a large California health system’s whistleblower case against four pharmaceutical companies for alleged fraudulent 340B [...]

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