Editor’s note: The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC) is expected to report to Congress tomorrow that 340B’s effects on Medicare Part B beneficiaries’ cost sharing is likely small and varied across patients. We’ll publish an article about the findings and
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Hospital Groups to OMB: Quash 340B Hospital Drug Acquisition Cost Survey
Groups representing 340B hospitals urged the White House yesterday to quash a planned survey due to
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DOJ Says Mallinckrodt Owes Medicaid Hundreds of Millions in Rebates, but Is Silent About 340B Overcharges
The U.S. Justice Department is suing drug manufacturer Mallinckrodt for allegedly
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340B Providers Could Face Drug Access Challenges Due to Coronavirus
In theory, federal law and 340B program guidance should protect 340B entities from shouldering an unfair
…Editor’s Note: The 340B Report team is working hard on a special report on key developments from the 340B Coalition Winter Conference Feb. 10-12 in San Diego. We do not plan to publish this Thursday’s edition. Expect to see a detailed
…Drug manufacturers are doing a better job of providing the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) with timely and accurate data needed to verify their 340B ceiling prices, the head of the federal 340B drug pricing program indicated today. Nonetheless,
…The Trump administration today asked Congress again to require 340B covered entities to report their 340B program savings and uses to the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA).
The administration made the request in its proposed federal budget for fiscal
…CMS Takes Another Step Toward Collecting Hospitals’ 340B Acquisition Costs
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has taken another step toward requiring hospitals to let it see their 340B drug acquisition costs so CMS can base the hospitals’
…President Expected to Address Drug Prices in State of the Union Message
In his State of the Union address tonight, President Trump is expected to announce an initiative to make insulin more affordable and to challenge Congress to pass legislation
…CMS Unveils Medicaid Block Grant Option, Ramifications for 340B Unclear
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) this morning invited state Medicaid directors to pilot test giving up open-ended federal Medicaid funding for able-bodied adults in exchange for a
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