Community health centers on Tuesday split their 340B dispute resolution petition against drug manufacturers Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and AstraZeneca into two—one against Lilly alone, the other against Sanofi and AstraZeneca together—to let federal officials commence proceedings against Sanofi and AstraZeneca.
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Federal health officials are “trying to muscle an obligation” on drug manufacturers to honor 340B contract pharmacy arrangements “that simply is not there,” United Therapeutics (UT) said Tuesday in papers filed in federal district court in Washington, D.C.
Nothing in
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Medicare Part B reimbursement for physician-administered drugs is projected to rise from $18.7 billion in 2020 to $21.7 billion this year, and then to more than double to $46.2 billion by 2030, the Medicare Board of Trustees reported to Congress
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Louisiana and Mississippi health care providers eligible to participate in the 340B program may enroll immediately rather than having to wait until the next quarterly registration period Oct. 1 through 15, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) announced
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340B hospitals are bracing for a blow tomorrow when drug manufacturer Merck imposes restrictions on 340B discounts when hospitals use contract pharmacies to dispense drugs to patients.
Merck’s 340B contract pharmacy limitations will come on the heels of Boehringer Ingelheim’s
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Michelle Herzog, long-time second-in-command at the U.S Health Resources and Services Administration’s Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA), has taken charge as OPA director on an acting basis.
A HRSA spokesperson confirmed yesterday morning that Herzog will oversee OPA temporarily now
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The 340B drug pricing program has a new, higher profile home within the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and likely is getting a new director due to its current director’s promotion.
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary
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The U.S. Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) early this month invited community health centers to “resubmit a new” 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) petition against drug companies that deny or restrict 340B drug discounts when contract pharmacies are involved,
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Oral arguments previously scheduled for Sept. 14 in drugmaker AstraZeneca’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit against HHS and HRSA have been rescheduled for Oct. 18. The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware announced the new date for arguments on
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Drug manufacturer United Therapeutics’ (UT) denials of and restrictions on 340B drug discounts when covered entities use contract pharmacies are illegal and jeopardize patient care, six hospital groups have told a federal district judge in Washington, D.C.
The groups—American Hospital
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