Providers March on U.S. Capitol Grounds to “Defend 340B”

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Safety-net provider advocates marched on the U.S. Capitol grounds yesterday to raise awareness about threats to the 340B drug pricing program.

About 100 safety-net provider advocates marched and chanted yesterday on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol to raise awareness in Congress and beyond about threats to the 340B drug pricing program.

The demonstration, organized by Community Voices for 340B (CV340B),

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Ex-Surgeon General Adams Urges 340B Entities to Publicize Program’s Benefits

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Ex-U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams urged 340B Coalition summer conference attendees to show they "are fighting to deliver care to the vulnerable and to the underserved." | Credit: 340B Coalition Twitter

Healthcare providers can suppress attacks on and build support for the 340B program by doing more to show the program helps vulnerable patients, the anesthesiologist who served as President Trump’s surgeon general said yesterday.

“We are fighting to deliver care

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340B Hospitals Ask Judge to Stop Part B Drug Payment Cuts Immediately

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Groups that represent 340B hospitals asked a federal district judge to immediately halt a nearly 30% Medicare Part B payment cut for hospitals’ 340B-purchased drugs.

Groups that represent 340B hospitals yesterday asked a federal district judge in Washington, D.C., to immediately halt a nearly 30% Medicare Part B payment cut in place since 2018 for hospitals’ 340B-purchased drugs.

American Hospital Association, America’s Essential Hospitals, Association

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Purdue Pharma Is Providing 340B Refunds Spanning 16 Years of Overcharges

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Purdue Pharma announced refunds for 340B overcharges on Betasept antiseptic surgical scrub for purchases spanning 16 years—more than half of the 340B program's existence.

Purdue Pharma’s Avrio Health subsidiary is giving 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges on Betasept antiseptic surgical scrub for purchases spanning 16 years—from Q2 2005 through Q2 2021. That period covers more than half of the 340B program’s existence.

During

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Senate Democrats Say They Are on Track to Pass Drug Pricing Bill Before Aug. 8

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Senate Democrats are still pushing to pass drug pricing legislation before the chamber begins its summer break on Aug. 8.

Senate Democrats said yesterday they would know this week whether an updated Senate drug pricing bill meets the criteria for passage via budget reconciliation, which requires just 50 Democratic votes. The bill remains on track for a floor vote before

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HRSA Unveils New 340B Contract Pharmacy Services Webpage That Is Silent on Manufacturer Obligations

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HRSA has posted a new 340B Contract Pharmacy Services webpage that addresses requirements for covered entities but not for pharmaceutical manufacturers.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration overnight unveiled a new Contract Pharmacy Services page on the 340B program website that addresses requirements for covered entities but not for pharmaceutical manufacturers.

The webpage links to HRSA’s 2010 contract pharmacy final

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A Blizzard in July (of Briefs in 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuits)

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Multiple briefs have been filed recently in federal appellate lawsuits over the government's enforcement ability with the 340B contract pharmacy program.

There’s been a burst of activity in federal appellate lawsuits over the legality of drug manufacturers’ conditions on 340B pricing involving contract pharmacies.

During the past two weeks, AstraZeneca, Lilly, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi filed briefs restating their belief that

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Hospitals Want Expedited Order Stopping Medicare Payment Cuts for 340B Drugs 

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340B hospitals want an expedited court order stopping CMS from "unlawfully underpaying for 340B drugs."

Hospital groups and health systems asked a federal appeals court on Monday to send their successful U.S. Supreme Court lawsuit over Medicare Part B reimbursement cuts for 340B drugs back to a district court for more proceedings. “The government does

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Biden Administration Kills Trump-era Rules Casting Doubt on HHS Guidance and Enforcement Actions

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The Biden administration repealed Trump-era rules that it said hindered HHS from issuing guidance and bringing enforcement actions.

The Biden administration yesterday repealed Trump administration final rules that it said hindered the U.S. Health and Human Services Department’s (HHS) ability “to issue guidance, bring enforcement actions, and take other appropriate actions that advance the department’s mission.”

Under ex-President

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340B Report Publisher and CEO: What to Expect Following Midterm Elections

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Look for the GOP to try again to put more restrictions on the 340B program if the party takes over the U.S. House, 340B Report Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky says.

Congress’ attitude toward the 340B program will likely change in 2023 and 2024 because of November’s midterm election results, 340B Report Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky predicts in his latest column for Omnicell.

It is customary for the party that

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