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

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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

Sen. John Thune
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

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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

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

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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

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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

Attorney Kyle Vasquez
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

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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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Large Drug Maker, Big Health System, and Influential Health Center Jointly Lobbying for Senate Bipartisan 340B Initiative

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Under the name 340B Working Table, Genentech, Sanford Health, and Carolina Health Centers are jointly lobbying for a bipartisan U.S. Senate 340B reform initiative.

Biopharmaceutical manufacturer Genentech, South Dakota-based health system Sanford Health, and South Carolina federally qualified health center Carolina Health Centers are jointly lobbying members of Congress to back six U.S. senators’ bipartisan approach to federal 340B program reform, the three organizations

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Senate Panel Seems to Be on Track To Vote Tomorrow on Bill With Language that 340B Providers Oppose

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Sens. Ron Wyden (left) and Mike Crapo's final revised PBM reform bill appears to retain language that 340B provider groups oppose.
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee apparently remains on track to vote Wednesday on a pharmacy benefit manager reform bill with [...]

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