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’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 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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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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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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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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The Biden administration yesterday repealed Trump administration final rules that it said hindered the U.S. Health and Human Services Department’s (HHS) ability “to issue guidance, bring enforcement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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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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The clerk of the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday formally notified the clerk of a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., and lawyers for three hospital groups and three health systems of the high court’s June 15 judgement in the
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U.S. Senate Democrats are hopeful that drug pricing legislation will be passed by early next month via a budget reconciliation process requiring just 50 Democratic votes, a Democratic source with knowledge of the process told 340B Report.
“Our expectation is, we’re
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