The 340B drug pricing program has a new, higher profile home within the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), and likely is getting a new director due to its current director’s promotion.
U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary
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The U.S. Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) early this month invited community health centers to “resubmit a new” 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) petition against drug companies that deny or restrict 340B drug discounts when contract pharmacies are involved,
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Oral arguments previously scheduled for Sept. 14 in drugmaker AstraZeneca’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit against HHS and HRSA have been rescheduled for Oct. 18. The U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware announced the new date for arguments on
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Drug manufacturer United Therapeutics’ (UT) denials of and restrictions on 340B drug discounts when covered entities use contract pharmacies are illegal and jeopardize patient care, six hospital groups have told a federal district judge in Washington, D.C.
The groups—American Hospital
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The House of Representatives passed a $3.5 trillion budget framework bill on Tuesday that potentially clears the path for Democrats to make extensive changes to U.S. health care delivery, although the impact on the 340B program remains to be seen.
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As President Biden and House Democrats prepare to unveil their drug pricing game plans, 340B stakeholders eagerly await word on key provisions that could either be helpful or result in significant lost revenue. While the proposals are going to be
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U.S. House Energy & Commerce Committee Democratic leaders have sent letters to three major drug manufacturers demanding an explanation for the skyrocketing price of insulin. The E&C Committee has jurisdiction over the 340B program and plays an instrumental role on
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340B covered entities will get none of the $75 million Bristol Myers Squibb is paying California, 27 other states, and the federal government to settle claims it underreported its average manufacturer prices (AMPs) in order to underpay Medicaid drug rebates.
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A U.S. Supreme Court decision in late June about the appointment of federal administrative patent judges (APJs) could influence the outcome of several ongoing lawsuits over the 340B program’s administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process.
On June 21, the high court
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Federal officials relied “on sound statutory interpretation and sufficient evidence” when it concluded in May that United Therapeutics (UT) broke the law when it conditioned access to 340B pricing on its products, government lawyers told a federal district judge in
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