Arkansas’ Novel 340B Contract Pharmacy Law Doesn’t Conflict with Federal Law, State Officials Tell Court

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The Arkansas insurance commissioner and 340B covered entities told a federal district judge that a state law requiring drug makers to honor 340B contract pharmacy arrangements does not conflict with federal laws.

Arkansas’s first-of-its-kind law requiring drug makers to honor 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies to dispense 340B drugs is not preempted by the federal 340B statute since the state law applies only to the acquisition and delivery of

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Judge Issues Stay in Merck’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit

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A federal district judge in Washington, D.C., put drug manufacturer Merck’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit against the federal government on hold pending a related federal appeals court decision.

A federal district judge in Washington, D.C., put drug manufacturer Merck’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit against the federal government on hold until after a federal circuit court in Washington rules in Novartis and United Therapeutics’ 340B contract pharmacy cases.

Lawyers

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340B Provider Groups Decry Federal Judge’s PrEP Coverage Decision

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340B HIV provider groups have condemned a federal court decision that mandating private health insurance coverage of PrEP, a daily medication used to prevent HIV infection, is unconstitutional.

340B HIV provider groups have slammed a recent federal court decision that could have far-reaching implications on access to a host of preventive health care services.

On Sept. 7, Judge Reed O’Connor of the United States District Court for the

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Federal Appeals Court Will Hear Arguments in Lilly’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Suit on Oct. 31

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A federal appeals court will hear arguments in Lilly's 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit on Oct. 31.

A federal appeals court in Chicago will hear oral arguments in drug manufacturer Eli Lilly’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit against the federal government on Oct. 31, the court announced on Tuesday.

The half-hour session will take place one week after

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CMS Gets Conflicting Advice About Unwinding Drug Payment Cuts for 340B Hospitals

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Stakeholders offered CMS conflicting advice about how to reverse a nearly 30% cut in Medicare Part B drug reimbursement for hospitals’ 340B-purchased drugs since 2018. | Flickr.com/photos/rxb

Key stakeholders have offered federal healthcare officials conflicting advice about how best to respond to the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision striking down a nearly 30% cut in Medicare Part B drug reimbursement for hospitals’ 340B-purchased drugs.

Tuesday was the

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Unichem Says 340B Audit Found it Overcharged Just Two Entities and Must Repay Them Just $110.20

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Generic drug manufacturer Unichem says a 340B compliance audit found it overcharged just two entities and the repayment to both totals just $110.20.

Late last month, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) said on its website that generic drug manufacturer Unichem Pharmaceuticals USA had to repay 340B covered entities for overcharges found during a 340B program compliance audit.

According to Unichem,

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U.S. Uninsured Rate Dipped Last Year, Census Bureau Says

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The U.S. uninsured rate declined slightly in 2021 to 8.3%, the U.S. Census Bureau reported this week.

About 8.3% of people in the United States, or 27.2 million, had no health insurance at any point during 2021, down from an estimated 8.6%, or 28.3 million, in 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau reported Tuesday.

The National Center for

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Judge Dismisses 340B Contract Pharmacy-Related Antitrust Claims Against Insulin Manufacturers

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A federal district judge in Rochester, N.Y., has dismissed two community health centers’ antitrust suit against insulin manufacturers over the companies’ 340B pricing policies.

A federal district judge has dismissed two community health centers’ federal and state antitrust claims against four insulin and diabetes drug manufacturers over the companies’ denials of 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

Chief Judge Elizabeth Wolford of

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Comments Due Today on How Feds Should Rectify Drug Payment Cuts for 340B Hospitals

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Today is the deadline for public comments on Medicare’s proposed rule for how it will pay for hospital outpatient services and clinician-administered drugs in 2023.

Today is the deadline for public comments on Medicare’s proposed rule for how it will pay for hospital outpatient services and clinician-administered drugs in 2023.

340B stakeholders will be paying close attention to comments on how Medicare Part B should

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Restoring 340B Hospitals’ Part B Drug Payments Would Cut Net Outpatient Payments for 80% of Hospitals, Private Cancer Doctor-Funded Study Finds

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80% of hospitals in Medicare’s outpatient prospective payment system would see their net payments decline next year if CMS ends a nearly 30% cut in 340B hospitals’ drug payments, according to a private oncologist group funded study.

Eighty percent of all hospitals in Medicare’s outpatient prospective payment system—including 52% of all 340B hospitals—would see their net OPPS payments decline next year if Medicare ends a nearly 30% cut in 340B hospitals’ drug payments that began in 2018,

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