UPDATE Tuesday, Oct. 26, 2021, 5:00 p.m. EDT—We have updated this article to reflect new information from the California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) about the timeframe for the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to
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The ban on 340B discounts on orphan drugs for rural and free-standing cancer hospitals may give drug companies a powerful incentive “to seek orphan designation for drugs approved to treat common diseases or conditions,” the U.S. Health and Human
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The decision by the U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to refer six drug manufacturers to the U.S. Health and Human Services Department of the Office of The Inspector General (HHS OIG) for refusing to offer 340B discounts
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Hospital trade groups are lodging strong objections to maintaining steep cuts in Medicare Part B drug reimbursement as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 final rule for the hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS), while the trade group for
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The U.S. Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) today referred six drug manufacturers to the U.S. Health and Human Services Department of the Office of the Inspector General (HHS OIG) regarding their refusal to offer 340B discounts to 340B
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With the deadline for hospitals to recertify their eligibility for 340B drug discounts arriving on Monday, it appears most facilities will remain qualified—at least for now.
Industry observers say the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on hospitals’ eligibility for 340B
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Drug manufacturer Merck says it is imposing mandatory conditions on 340B pricing when hospitals use contract pharmacies due to “very low” participation in its voluntary 340B program integrity initiative.
Groups that represent hospitals in the drug discount program
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A new federal law to help financially distressed rural hospitals stay open in a reduced capacity would not preserve the hospitals’ eligibility for 340B drug discounts.
Federal spending legislation that President Trump signed into law last Dec. 27
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