Advocates Warn New CMS Proposed Rule Could Hurt 340B Program, Be ‘First Step Towards Payment Cuts’

Hospital groups and other 340B backers condemned proposals, which CMS included in its 900-plus page draft hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center rule released this week.
340B hospital advocates are raising concerns that a new Trump administration proposal to accelerate hospital outpatient payment cuts to offset [...]

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Rethinking 340B: Where Compliance Ends and Strategy Begins

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Let’s be honest. 340B compliance is demanding. It takes time, coordination, and precision. After more than a decade working in 340B compliance and auditing, I’ve learned it always comes back to one thing: the data.

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Column: In Memory of My First Mentor

Ted Slafsky, publisher and CEO of 340B Report, pays tribute to his first mentor, the late David Gergen, who is pictured with former President Ronald Reagan. (Credit: Ronald Reagan Presidential Library)
I usually devote this column to the 340B program or other prescription drug pricing issues but this month will be [...]

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CMS Proposes Accelerated OPPS Cuts to Offset 340B Remedy Payments and Medicare Drug Survey That Could Lead to Significant Part B Cuts

CMS has issued a draft 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule, which proposes accelerated cuts to offset 340B remedy payments. The agency also proposed a controversial Medicare drug survey.
The Trump administration this week proposed accelerating hospital outpatient payment cuts to offset previous 340B hospital lump sum repayments and [...]

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Carter Introduces PBM Reform Bill That Includes 340B ‘Spread Pricing’ Reporting

U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) unveiled the PBM Reform Act (H.R. 4317) on July 10.
U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) recently led a bipartisan group of nearly a dozen U.S. House lawmakers in introducing [...]

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Griffith, Harshbarger Officially Take Over as E&C Health Subcommittee’s GOP Leaders

U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) and U.S. Rep Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) today officially took over as the E&C Health Subcommittee's chair and vice chair, respectively.
The U.S. House Committee that oversees federal 340B policy today enacted a series of personnel shakeups, including the new chair [...]

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Supreme Court Allows HHS Reorganization and Layoffs to Continue, Effect on 340B Oversight Unclear

The U.S. Supreme Court this week greenlit the Trump administration’s plans for massive layoffs and a reorganization at HHS—for now.
The U.S. Supreme Court this week greenlit the Trump administration’s plans for massive layoffs and a reorganization at the U.S. [...]

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Griffith Named U.S. House E&C Committee’s Health Subcommittee Chair, 340B Critic Harshbarger Elevated to Vice Chair

U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) will take over as chairman of the House E&C Health Subcommittee, while U.S. Rep Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) will become the panel’s new vice chair.
A Virginia Republican is set to replace longtime 340B critic U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) as the chair of [...]

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Five Drugmakers Exempt New States from 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

AbbVie was among five drugmakers to announce new state exemptions to their 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in early July.
Five major drugmakers recently announced new contract pharmacy restriction exemptions for 340B covered entities located in South Dakota and other [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Roundup: Updates in Tennessee and Utah

Key briefs were filed in litigation on contract pharmacy access laws in Tennessee and Utah.
Editor’s Note: With 340B-related litigation heating up in several states following the enactment of new contract pharmacy access laws, 340B [...]

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