Ease 340B Requirements for Generic Drugs to Ease Shortages, Trade Group Tells Congressional Committee Chairs

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Congress should ease 340B requirements for generic drugs to help stem shortages, the trade group for makers of the drugs said in a July 7 white paper.
Low-cost generic drugs should get an exemption from the 340B drug pricing program to help reduce drug shortages, the U.S. [...]

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As Congress Weighs 340B Changes, Leading HIV/AIDS Group Urges it to Support the Program

Washington Examiner
Washington Examiner, a conservative news outlet, published an op-ed by AHF President Michael Weinstein urging Congress to protect 340B from the drug industry.
A leading not-for-profit HIV and AIDS treatment organization amplified its 340B advocacy recently with an op-ed in a Washington, D.C., [...]

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CMS Proposes $9 Billion in Lump Sum Payments to Reimburse Hospitals for Past 340B Part B Drug Payment Cuts

CMS proposed rule
CMS late this afternoon proposed how it will repay 340B hospitals for $10.5 billion in illegal Medicare Part B drug payment cuts.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to provide lump sum Medicare Part B drug payments to 340B [...]

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White House Clears CMS to Issue Proposed Fix for 340B Hospital Part B Drug Payment Cuts

OMB clearance of CMS Part B remedy proposal
The White House Office of Management and Budget yesterday cleared CMS to issue its proposed remedy for five year's worth of Medicare Part B drug payment cuts for 340B hospitals.
The White House yesterday gave the U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services the go-ahead to publish its proposed remedy [...]

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340B Prime Vendor Apexus and AIDS Healthcare Foundation Are Trying to Settle Lawsuit Over Sub-Ceiling Price Discounts

AIDS Healthcare Foundation and Apexus
AHF has asked a federal appeals court to reverse an earlier court's decision to dismiss a case against Apexus over its provision of 340B sub-ceiling price discounts on drugs.
Apexus, the federally contracted 340B prime vendor, and AIDS Healthcare Foundation are meeting with a mediator to try to settle [...]

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340B Issues Remain Unresolved in Latest CMS Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Guidance

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CMS said in its latest Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program guidance it still working on a process to allow manufacturers to avoid providing a 340B price and a negotiated fair price for the same drug.
The latest guidance to implement first-time drug price negotiation under Medicare said federal officials still are looking for a process [...]

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Top Republican on Senate HELP Committee Calls for 340B Transparency and Accountability Action

Bill Cassidy
U.S. Senate HELP Committee ranking Republican Bill Cassidy (La.) said in an op-ed today that Congress should “increase 340B transparency and accountability to preserve the intent of the program.”
U.S. Sen Bill Cassidy (La.), the top Republican on the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee, said in an [...]

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Group Seeking New 340C Program for Grantees and Rural Hospitals Is Ramping Up Advocacy

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More than 100 health centers and groups have signed a letter to Congress supporting the 340C initiative.
The national health center group promoting 340C—a proposed alternative to the 340B drug pricing program for health centers, federal grantees, [...]

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NRHA Launches New 340B Policy and Advocacy Campaign

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The National Rural Health Association has intensified its 340B advocacy work with a new congressional campaign and set of policy principles.
The National Rural Health Association has intensified its 340B advocacy work with a new congressional campaign and set of policy [...]

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U.S. Rep. Matsui Expected to File 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill in Connection with 340B Conference

Doris Matsui
Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) introduced federal legislation to prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.

A bill amending the 340B statute to explicitly require drug makers to unconditionally sell and deliver 340B drugs dispensed by contract pharmacies is expected to be introduced just before or during the 340B Coalition summer conference July 10-12 near Washington,

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