The battle in the courts among providers, drug manufacturers, and health officials over 340B contract pharmacy likely will take time to play out, 340B Report Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky writes in his latest column for Omnicell (a 340B Report
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Articles by : Tom Mirga, Editor at Large
The American Hospital Association (AHA) asked the Biden administration this week to immediately withdraw the Trump administration’s “most favored nation” (MFN) drug pricing interim final rule, in part, because of the damage it will do to 340B hospitals and “critical
…The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is requiring Pharmaceutical Associates, Inc. (PAI), a South Carolina-based generic liquid drug manufacturer, to repay 340B covered entities for charges on its products above the 340B ceiling price discovered during a fiscal
…Illinois-based Eton Pharmaceuticals is making its Alkindi Sprinkle hydrocortisone product available through a sole specialty distributor “to ensure that patients…receive appropriate drug and clinical counseling and to support therapeutic adherence,” the company informed 340B covered entities in a Jan. 12
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Walgreens Boots Alliance (WBA) this week appointed veteran business chief executive Rosalind (Roz) Brewer as WBA’s chief executive officer effective March 15. The appointment will make Brewer the sole Black female CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Brewer most recently
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The acting head of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) told state governors on Friday that the national COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) is expected to last through the end of the year. That likely means 340B program
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U.S. Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) announced yesterday he will not run for reelection in 2022. His retirement will deprive 340B covered entities of a reliable Senate Republican ally come 2023.
Although Portman is not on the Health, Education, Labor, and
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Health center advocates are trying to stamp out fast-spreading claims on social media that the Biden administration, in freezing a Trump administration rule, raised the price of insulin.
Facebook and Twitter have been filled with posts and counter-posts about the
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BREAKING: PhRMA Asks Court to Strike Down 340B Dispute Resolution Rule and Manufacturer Audit Guidelines
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) sued yesterday in federal district court in Maryland to strike down the federal final rule that established the new 340B program administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process. It also wants the court to declare
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