Category: Federal

Government Watchdog Reissues Controversial Finding on Adverse Incentives in 340B Program

August 8, 2023 Views

GAO restated its controversial 2015 finding that 340B covered entities prescribe more drugs or more expensive drugs than necessary.

The U.S. Government Accountability Office late last month restated its controversial recommendation that Congress take actions to reduce incentives for [...]

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Bipartisan AG Group Urges Senate to Protect 340B Contract Pharmacy Agreements, Require Provider Transparency

August 3, 2023 Views

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong (D) led a bipartisan group of state attorneys general urging changes to the 340B program.

Twenty-three state attorneys general urged a group of U.S. senators crafting a legislative overhaul of the 340B program to add [...]

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On Deadline Day for Senate Feedback, Researchers in JAMA Urge 340B Provider Reporting, Tightening Eligibility, Preventing Drug Overcharges

August 3, 2023 Views

On the day a group of bipartisan Senators requested feedback from stakeholders, an influential academic and his colleagues published a series of recommendations to reform the 340B program in JAMA

A high-profile researcher and colleagues are urging a range of changes to the 340B program, including new provisions on transparency, [...]

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Claims Clearinghouse, Strengthening HRSA Among Few Consensus Areas in Responses to Senate 340B Overhaul Effort

August 1, 2023 Views

Sen. John Thune is part of a bipartisan group of six senators that solicited stakeholder advice on strategies to reform the 340B program.

The creation of a claims clearinghouse and increasing both the funding and authority of the federal agency overseeing the 340B [...]

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Broad Support Emerges for Adding Duplicate Discount Modifiers to Medicaid Cards

August 1, 2023 Views

340B stakeholders broadly support adding identifiers to Medicaid drug beneficiaries’ cards to held avoid duplicate 340B discounts, comments on a CMS proposed rule show.

A federal proposal to require the addition of new identifiers to Medicaid drug beneficiaries’ cards to avoid duplicate 340B discounts [...]

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Senate Panel Passes PBM Reform Bill With Medicaid Drug Payment Limits and 340B Reporting Requirements

July 27, 2023 Views

Senate Finance Committee PBM reform bill markup.

The Senate Finance Committee voted 26-1 to pass a PBM reform bill with Medicaid spread pricing language that could result in less 340B savings for covered entities.

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee yesterday voted 26-1 to pass a pharmacy benefit manager reform bill that would cut providers’ [...]

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100+ Health Centers and Groups Sign Pro-340C Letter to Congress

July 27, 2023 Views

More than 100 health centers and groups have signed a letter to Congress supporting the 340C initiative.

More than 100 community health centers, state primary care associations, and national and local groups urged congressional leaders this week [...]

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HRSA Sends Previously Audited 340B Hospital a Second Follow-up Compliance Letter

July 27, 2023 Views

The Health Resources and Services Administration announced that the Office of Pharmacy Affairs will hold a June 11 webinar on the ADR final rule.

A hospital that the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration audited for 340B program compliance and then was one of [...]

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CMS’s 340B Hospital Repayment Plan Leaves Medicare Advantage Cuts Untouched

July 27, 2023 Views

Attorney Kyle Vasquez says many clients feel they are entitled to a remedy for underpayments from Medicare Advantage plans stemming from CMS' July 7 proposed rule.

The recently proposed Medicare fee-for-service lump sum payments to 340B hospitals to make up for a nearly five-year unlawful rate [...]

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Amgen, Vertex, and AstraZeneca Post 340B Refund and Replenishment Public Notices

July 27, 2023 Views

Aranesp is among the drugs listed on HRSA's latest manufacturer's notice posted on behalf of Amgen.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) this week published notices from drug makers Amgen and Vertex about refunds [...]

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