Biden Budget Request Keeps OPA Funding Flat

President Joe Biden's fiscal year 2025 budget would increase HRSA funding but not the budget of OPA, the office that oversees the 340B program.
Despite the looming finalization of a major policy change, this week’s fiscal year 2025 budget request would freeze the budget [...]

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As Conservative Media Campaign Continues, Hospital Group Demands Removal of Ads Linking 340B to Illegal Immigration

A 340B hospital trade group demanded local stations remove a dark money ad that links the 340B program to immigration growth.
A national hospital advocacy group “insists” multiple television stations remove a dark money group’s political ads alleging federal funding for [...]

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Massachusetts to Bar Managed Medicaid Payments for GLP-1 Drugs for 340B Patients

MassHealth, the Massachusetts Medicaid program, will soon bar managed care plans for paying for certain high-cost obesity drugs using 340B.
Massachusetts will soon change its Medicaid payment policy to bar managed care plans from paying for seven high-cost, anti-obesity medications [...]

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Genentech Offers 10 Years of Refunds on High-Selling Drug, Multi-Year on Another; Merck to Give Single-Quarter Refunds

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Genentech gave advanced notice to 340B hospitals that the drugmaker would implement 340B contract pharmacy restrictions on May 1.
Drugmaker Genentech announced multi-year refunds to 340B providers on past purchases of two separate high-selling drugs, while Merck offered a [...]

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CMS Directs Contractors to Provide Accelerated Payments as Part of Change Healthcare Cyber Attack Response

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In response to the ongoing Change Healthcare cyberattack, CMS will direct contractors to provide some accelerated payments to hospitals.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) will direct Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) to provide some accelerated payments to [...]

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Dark Money Group Ominously Warns That 340B Used to ‘Launder Your Money,’ Contributes to Immigration Crisis

A 340B hospital trade group demanded local stations remove a dark money ad that links the 340B program to immigration spending.
Building America’s Future, a nonprofit advocacy group that previously focused on trade, infrastructure, and tobacco issues, recently pushed into drug [...]

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Liquidia Becomes 30th Manufacturer to Limit Access to 340B Pricing in Contract Pharmacy Setting

Liquidia recently became the 30th drug manufacturer to restrict access to 340B pricing in the contract pharmacy setting.
Drugmaker Liquidia will implement contract pharmacy restrictions for a single drug that has a still-pending new drug application (NDA). The [...]

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100 Days and Counting: ADR Final Rule Still Under White House Review

Stephen Kuperberg, principal at the Law Offices of Stephen Kuperberg, said the Supreme Court underscored the importance of having a well-functioning ADR process.
After missing its self-imposed deadline of publishing the 340B administrative dispute resolution final rule by the end of 2023, the [...]

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Takeda Adds Drug to 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

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Japanese drugmaker Takeda announced its cancer medication Ninlaro will be subject to its 340B contract pharmacy policy.
After implementing its first contract pharmacy restrictions in January, Japanese pharmaceutical giant Takeda recently subjected another drug to conditions on [...]

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Amgen Extends Contract Pharmacy Restrictions to Grantees, Receives Early Pushback

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Drugmaker Amgen last week extended its existing 340B contract pharmacy restrictions to federal grantees.
Biopharmaceutical manufacturer Amgen recently expanded its conditions on 340B pricing at contract pharmacies to include grantees. The Thousand Oaks, California-based [...]

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