Feds Oppose Hospitals’ Intervention in Three More Pharma 340B Lawsuits

The federal government has asked three more federal judges to not let hospital groups intervene in drug manufacturers' lawsuits challenging HHS's 340B contract pharmacy requirements. | Shutterstock

The federal government has asked federal district judges in Indianapolis, Delaware, and New Jersey to deny hospital groups’ requests for active roles in drug manufacturers Eli Lilly’s, AstraZeneca’s, and Sanofi’s lawsuits against the government over its 340B contract pharmacy requirements.

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Q2 340B Registration Period Starts April 1

A screen capture from HRSA's user guide for providers wishing to register to participate in the 340B program.

The second of four opportunities this year for covered entities to register themselves, their sites, and their contract pharmacies in the 340B program starts this Thursday, April 1 and ends on Thursday, April 15. New registrants can begin buying discounted

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Origin Biosciences Posts Limited Distribution Notice on 340B Program Site

The maker of Nulibry, a new, first-of-its-kind drug whose supply is limited, notified providers about how they can buy it at its 340B price.

The manufacturer of Nulibry, a recently approved, first-of-its-kind injectable treatment for a very rare, often fatal genetic disorder that typically appears soon after birth, has posted details about the limited distribution network for the drug on the U.S.

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HRSA Takes Step Forward on 340B Dispute Resolution Petitions

HRSA this week notified 340B covered entities that it had finished reviewing their administrative dispute resolution petitions for completeness, and determined that they were complete. | Shutterstock

The federal government on Tuesday declared 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) petitions by covered entities against drug manufacturers AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, and Sanofi to be “complete,” a sign that claims against two of the three companies—AstraZeneca and Sanofi—are ready for

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Merck Pitches Its Voluntary 340B Integrity Initiative to Providers as a Better Option than Audits

Merck said in letters to 340B covered entities this week that its approach to solving problems with 340B contract pharmacy transactions "is more streamlined—and less burdensome on covered entities, HRSA, and Merck—than undertaking individual manufacturer audits" of entities and their pharmacy partners.

Drug manufacturer Merck sent letters to 340B covered entities by email on Tuesday to provide background and answer questions about its request that entities voluntarily upload their contract pharmacy claims to a vendor’s software platform so they can be checked

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Feds Oppose Hospitals’ Motion to Intervene in Novo Nordisk’s 340B Lawsuit

The federal government said this week that hospital groups should not be allowed to participate as third parties in Novo Nordisk's lawsuit against the government over enforcement of its 340B contract pharmacy requirements.

The federal government on Monday strongly objected to letting six hospital groups participate as third parties in drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk’s lawsuit challenging the government’s 340B contract pharmacy requirements.

The government’s March 22 brief in opposition the groups’ motion

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340B Dispute Resolution Injunction Is Having Ripple Effects

Sanofi is reportedly asking hospitals for data relating to 340B purchases of Dupixent.

The federal judge considering drug manufacturer Sanofi’s motion for protection from 340B dispute resolution proceedings asked the company and the federal government last Wednesday to brief her on a different federal judge’s order the day before granting drug company Eli

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Federal Judge To Get Status Report Today from Ryan White Clinics and Government

HIV/AIDS clinics' and community health centers' lawsuits to force HHS to act against drug manufacturers denying 340B pricing are both being heard in federal district court in Washington, D.C.

Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access (RWC-340B) and the federal government have a deadline today to report to a federal judge about whether to continue the stay in the group’s suit to force the government to act against drug manufacturers

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Drug Pricing Is Heating Up in Congress Again

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) chaired today's Senate HELP subcommittee hearing on why the United States pays the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs.

A few years ago, there was hope that congressional Democrats and Republicans and the Trump administration would unite and enact legislation addressing the high price of prescription drugs.

It never happened. House Democrats passed a far-ranging drug pricing bill in

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Health Centers Get Reprieve as 340B Insulin Pricing Rule Delayed Again

HHS has for the second time delayed the effective date of a Trump administration rule to require health centers to provide insulin and injectable epinephrine to low-income patients at the price the centers pay for those drugs under the 340B program. The new date is July 20. | Shutterstock

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) announced late this morning that it will delay, from this coming Monday, March 22 until July 20, the effective date of a Trump administration rule to require health centers to provide insulin

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