Category: Federal

Senate Committee Rejects 340B Amendment to Bipartisan Health Bill

In Federal, Providers, Regulatory, Trade AssociationSeptember 26, 2023120 Views

Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the Senate HELP committee, opposed an amendment that would implement 340B hospital verification requirements.

A Senate committee rejected an effort to add new 340B hospital verification requirements as part of a sweeping healthcare funding [...]

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GOP Scrutinizes Medicare Price Negotiations in House Subcommittee Hearing

In Federal, RegulatorySeptember 21, 2023125 Views

William Newton

Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), chair of the E&C Committee, and other Republican committee members criticized Medicare price negotiations in an oversight hearing this week.

Republicans and Democrats battled over Medicare price negotiation provisions under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) during a contentious Sept. 20 [...]

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House Subcommittee to Examine GOP Drug Shortages Bill with 340B Provisions

In FederalSeptember 12, 2023373 Views

William Newton

The House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee will review a draft drug shortages bill with 340B program implications.

A Sept. 14 House subcommittee hearing will review draft legislation, which would exclude certain generic drugs from the 340B program [...]

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Coming Major GOP Healthcare Package Includes 340B Medicaid Provisions

In Federal, LegislativeSeptember 8, 2023805 Views

Rich Daly

A GOP bill expected to be introduced in the U.S. House contains provisions on Medicaid managed care 340B payments.

Republican House leaders were expected introduce—as soon as Sept. 8—and quickly advance a combined package of healthcare bills that includes [...]

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Little Chance Congress Clears 340B Overhaul in 2023—Unless Courts Act, Say Lobbyists

In Federal, JudicialAugust 31, 2023516 Views

Rich Daly

Lobbyists say Congress is unlikely to clear any major reform of the 340B in the remaining months of 2023 in the absence of a major court decision.

Congress is unlikely to clear any major reform of the 340B in the remaining months of 2023, unless spurred by [...]

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Boehringer Ingelheim Sues to Block Medicare Price Negotiations

In Federal, Judicial, Pharma IndustryAugust 31, 2023150 Views

William Newton

Boehringer Ingelheim sued the federal government to block Medicare price negotiations shortly before its diabetes drug was picked for negotiations.

Drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) sued the federal government to block Medicare price negotiations shortly before the Department of Health [...]

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Lawmaker Sponsoring 340B Transparency Bill Honored by PhRMA-Provider Group

In Federal, Pharma Industry, Providers, Trade AssociationAugust 29, 2023576 Views

Rich Daly

Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Indiana) received the "Saving America’s 340B Program Leadership Award" award from ASAP 340B.

The congressional sponsor of legislation that would require hospitals and potentially other covered entities to publicly report their 340B revenue, [...]

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HHS Announces First 10 Drugs Eligible for Medicare Price Negotiations

In Federal, Pharma Industry, RegulatoryAugust 29, 2023398 Views

William Newton

Hospital groups have called for changes to CMS' proposed lump sum repayments plan for illegal 340B overcharges.

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today announced the first 10 prescription drugs eligible for Medicare price negotiations [...]

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Health Center Leaders Urge Boards to Push State, Federal Support of 340B

In Federal, Providers, Trade AssociationAugust 29, 2023148 Views

Rich Daly

The National Association of Community Health Centers’ CHI and Expo addressed the advocacy role of health center boards of directors.

The boards of directors of health centers need to take on a bigger advocacy role in support of the 340B [...]

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AHA Urges Dropping Bill Language to Exclude Generic Injectables from 340B

In Federal, Providers, Trade AssociationAugust 24, 2023428 Views

Rich Daly

The American Hospital Association opposed parts of draft legislation from the House E&C Committee concerning the 340B program.

The nation’s largest hospital advocacy organization urged legislators to drop a provision from draft legislation that would exclude generic injectables [...]

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