Drug manufacturers Eli Lilly and Sanofi late yesterday asked federal judges for temporary protection from federal health agency orders to immediately resume offering 340B pricing on drugs shipped to contract pharmacies. Drug maker Novo Nordisk is expected to seek similar
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U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Acting Administrator Diana Espinosa this morning informed six pharmaceutical manufacturers that their restrictions on 340B program pricing to covered entities that dispense medications through contract pharmacies have resulted in overcharges and are in
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Breaking: Becerra, on 340B Pricing Denials, Tells House Panel, “Everyone Has to Follow the Law”
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra told a member of Congress during a hearing this morning “We are on this one” when asked about six drug manufacturers’ denials of 340B drug discounts when covered entities use contract
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BREAKING: Judge Nixes Hospital Groups’ Participation in AstraZeneca’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Case
A federal district judge in Wilmington, Del., ruled this morning that six hospital groups cannot participate as third parties in drug manufacturer AstraZeneca’s lawsuit against the government over its 340B contract pharmacy requirements.
In a ruling delivered from the bench,
…The association for U.S. for-profit hospitals submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court and released a study today arguing against reversing the nearly 30 percent cut in what Medicare pays many public and private nonprofit hospitals for physician-administered, 340B-purchased
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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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