Hospitals, health centers, and clinics are losing a projected $3.2 billion a year in 340B program savings due to six drug manufacturers’ denials of 340B pricing on drugs shipped to contract pharmacies, the federal government said in a court filing
…Articles by : Tom Mirga, Editor at Large
Drug manufacturer AstraZeneca and the federal government are miles apart on what a federal judge should do next after ruling last week that the government had no basis for stating in December that the 340B statute unambiguously requires manufacturers to
…The federal government notified drug makers Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi in court papers on Friday about its withdrawal of its 340B contract pharmacy legal advisory opinion, in connection with AstraZeneca’s contract pharmacy lawsuit. It said the withdrawal does not
…President Biden last Friday nominated career civil servant Christi Grimm to serve as Inspector General of the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS).
The HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) has issued numerous reports on the 340B program on
…HHS Withdraws 340B Contract Pharmacy Advisory Opinion, Says May 17 Demand Letters Are Unaffected
The U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) yesterday withdrew its December 2020 legal advisory opinion (AO) that the 340B statute unambiguously requires drug manufacturers to
…Groups representing 340B covered entities are emphasizing the positives in what they say was a federal judge’s otherwise disappointing opinion Wednesday on whether drug makers must offer 340B ceiling prices when covered entities use contract pharmacies.
The groups’ message is,
…The U.S. Supreme Court ruled 7-2 this morning that Texas and a dozen other Republican-led states lacked standing to challenge the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.
In addition to expanding health insurance to 21 million Americans, the ACA included
…A congressman from New York asked U.S. Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra during a hearing yesterday if he will use his existing authority to protect hospitals from losing eligibility for 340B drug discounts due to changes in patient mix
…A federal district judge ruled today that the U.S. Health and Human Services Department’s (HHS) position that the 340B statute requires drug manufacturers that participate in the 340B program to offer discounts on drugs dispensed by contract pharmacies “is not
…The Biden administration this morning formally announced plans to rescind the controversial Trump administration final rule requiring community health centers to pass along all 340B drug discount savings on insulin and injectable epinephrine to low-income patients, as a condition for
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