A federal district court’s ruling last October that federal law requires drug manufacturers to deliver 340B purchased drugs to contract pharmacies conflicts with two other courts’ conclusions, “upsets the delicate statutory balance Congress struck, and raises serious constitutional problems,” drug
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Safety net healthcare providers increasingly have turned to the states to address challenges to the 340B program, 340B Report Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky says in his latest column for medication management solutions company Omnicell.
“In just four years, an
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Many 340B hospitals “may not offer low-income patients financial assistance to access medicines and may use extraordinary collection actions, including but not limited to, liens, foreclosures, and civil actions when patients fail to pay bills,” a pharmaceutical-industry funded study released
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Overreliance on 340B drug discount revenues to fund HIV-prevention services incentivizes clinics to prescribe high-cost medicines instead of cheaper effective options, “with dire consequences for [preexposure prophylaxis] PrEP access, impact, and equity,” says an opinion article published last weekend in
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Drug manufacturer Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) yesterday updated its 340B contract pharmacy pricing policy to address how it will handle 340B discounts on its new heart medicine Camzyos, a potential blockbuster product.
Camzyos is a first-in-class treatment for symptomatic obstructive
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Drug manufacturers Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) and Merck are giving 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges on select products, according to public notices by the companies posted on the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) website.
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Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is seeking a new director for its policy and research team to help develop and lead implementation of work on 340B and related hospital cost and affordability issues, according to an employment solicitation
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A proposed replacement for the 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process has been under White House review for more than half a year. It seems to be no closer to publication for notice and comment than it was when it
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week again asked a federal district court in Sacramento to dismiss a group of California health centers’ claims for relief over CMS’s approval of the state’s transfer of Medicaid managed
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Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan (R) has signed legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) discrimination against 340B covered entities and their contract pharmacies.
Hogan signed HB 1274 into law on May 16. It takes effect Oct. 1. The state House and Senate
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