PhRMA Makes its Case for Invalidating Arkansas’s First-of-its-Kind 340B Contract Pharmacy Law

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"There is no room for states, pharmacies, or other interests to step in and try to supplant” the federal government’s exclusive control over the 340B program, PhRMA told a federal district court in Arkansas late last week.

The 340B program “has always been uniquely federal in nature” and “there is no room for states, pharmacies, or other interests to step in and try to supplant” the federal government’s exclusive control over it, the brand drug industry said

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Federal Court Clears Way for Medicare to Boost 340B Hospitals’ Part B Drug Payments

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A federal district court in Washington, D.C., cleared the way for CMS to resume paying hospitals at ASP +6% for 340B drugs in as quickly as two weeks.

A federal district judge on Monday cleared the way for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in as quickly as two weeks to resume paying hospitals at the rate of average sales price (ASP) plus 6% for their

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340B Report Holding Oct. 28 Webinar on What the Midterm Elections Mean for 340B

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340B Report is holding a webinar Oct. 28 about 340B’s future after the November midterm elections.

Five Washington insiders steeped in knowledge about the 340B program will take part in a 340B Report webinar Oct. 28 about 340B’s future after the November midterm elections.

The event from 1:00 to 2:15 p.m. Eastern is an exclusive free

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CBO Raises Changing 340B Patient Definition to Ease Pressure on Commercial Insurers

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Changing the 340B patient definition “might reduce hospitals’ and physicians’ incentives to consolidate,” the CBO says in a new analysis.

Changing the 340B patient definition “might reduce hospitals’ and physicians’ incentives to consolidate,” but to what extent “remains highly uncertain,” the Congressional Budget Office says in a new policy analysis.

House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) asked CBO to

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UCB Files 340B Contract Pharmacy Suit Against HHS, the Ninth Company to Do So

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UCB announced it will tighten its existing 340B contract restrictions on hospitals beginning Oct. 2.

Drug manufacturer UCB has sued in federal court to overturn federal health officials’ finding that the Belgian company’s restrictions on 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies are illegal and must stop or the company could face civil monetary

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U.S. Appeals Court Tentatively Set to Hear Three 340B Contract Pharmacy Cases on Nov. 15

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A federal appeals court in Philadelphia is currently set to hear arguments in a trio of key 340B contract pharmacy cases on Nov. 15.

As we first reported Friday in a news alert, a federal appeals court in Philadelphia has tentatively scheduled oral arguments in three key 340B contract pharmacy lawsuits for Nov. 15.

The clerk of the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals

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HRSA Allows Immediate 340B Enrollment in Florida, South Carolina Due to Hurricane

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A satellite image of Hurricane Ian on Sept. 28 on its approach to Florida as a Category 4 storm.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has granted Florida and South Carolina 340B program enrollment flexibility, as public health emergencies (PHEs) were declared in both states in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which left widespread destruction, flooding, and

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Exclusive: HHS OIG Declines to Penalize Drug Manufacturers at This Time Over 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

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HRSA plans to host a webinar for federal grantees in the days leading up to the 2024 340B recertification period.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) has informed a bipartisan group of House lawmakers that the enforcement agency does not plan to impose civil monetary penalties against the drug makers that have

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Groups Representing 340B Hospitals Praise Federal Court Decision Halting Deep Medicare Part B Cuts

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The federal district court in Washington, D.C. has ordered the government to immediately begin to pay 340B hospitals at full rates for Medicare Part B covered drugs.

In a big victory for 340B hospitals, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. ruled yesterday that the government must immediately begin to pay 340B hospitals the full Medicare Part B drug payment rate for the remainder of calendar year (CY)

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Fallout from New York Times’s 340B Investigative Piece Continues as Local Media, Policymakers, and Community Weighs In

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A New York Times investigative story on the 340B program continues to garner attention both locally and nationally.

Shockwaves from the New York Times’ investigative piece on the alleged misuse of 340B savings by a Catholic health system in Richmond, Virginia continues to spread, as local news outlets and government leaders from all levels respond.  The lengthy article

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