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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Senior HRSA Official Pedley to Deliver ASHP’s Prestigious William A. Zellmer Lecture Next Week

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Rear Adm. Krista Pedley, director of HRSA's Office of Special Health Initiatives, addressed the 340B patient definition at a conference Tuesday.

U.S. Public Health Service Rear Adm. Krista Pedley, a top official at the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and former longtime head of the 340B drug pricing program, has been selected by the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP)

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Judge Continues Stay in 340B Dispute Resolution Lawsuit

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A federal district judge continued the stay in community health centers’ lawsuit over the 340B administrative dispute resolution process.

A federal district judge on Wednesday continued the stay in community health centers’ lawsuit against federal health officials over the administrative dispute resolution process for the 340B program after accepting the explanation for a missed deadline to file a report

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White House Seeks $27 Billion for COVID-19 and Monkeypox Response

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The Biden administration is requesting $27 billion to combat monkeypox and COVID-19, but Senate Republicans are signaling skepticism and resistance.

The Biden administration is requesting $27 billion to combat monkeypox and COVID-19 as part of a stopgap spending bill to fund the government past the end of fiscal year 2022, which ends Sept. 30. Senate Republicans are signaling skepticism and

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Federal Judge Asks About Overdue Status Report in 340B Dispute Resolution Case

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U.S. District Judge Florence Pan signaled her displeasure with NACHC and the federal government for missing a Sept. 3 deadline for a legal filing.

A federal district judge in Washington, D.C., yesterday ordered community health centers to answer why she should not dismiss their lawsuit against federal health officials over the administrative dispute resolution process for the 340B program.

Judge Florence Pan of U.S.

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MedPAC May Back a Cut in Part B Drug Payments, This Time Not for 340B Hospitals Only

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MedPAC is considering whether to recommend reducing the 6% add-on to Part B drug reimbursement to decrease the incentives for providers to use higher-priced drugs.

Congressional Medicare advisers are weighing whether to recommend converting the 6% add-on to Part B drug reimbursement to a fixed fee capped at $175 for drugs that cost $15,000 or more, phased in starting with drugs costing above $700.

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Federal Health Officials with Significant 340B History Play Major Roles in CDC Revamp

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Ex-HRSA Administrator Mary Wakefield and current HRSA Associate Administrator are playing pivotal roles in the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention overhaul.

Two federal health officials with long track records managing key aspects of the 340B program are playing pivotal roles in a major overhaul of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky last month named Mary

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News Alert

Becerra Says Legislation Is Needed to Strengthen HHS Authority to Address 340B Contract Pharmacy Pricing Denials

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Congress needs to give HHS more more regulatory power and money if its wants the department to do more about drug companies that curtail the use of 340B drugs in contract pharmacies, HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra told House members in a Sept. 1 letter.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra told members of Congress on Thursday that his department is doing all it can with the tools it has to address drug manufacturers’ denials of 340B pricing involving contract pharmacies.

If lawmakers

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