For-Profit Hospitals Back Medicare’s 340B Hospital Cuts in Legal Brief, Study, and Blog

The Federation of American Hospitals, led by its President and CEO Chip Kahn, is making its strongest effort to date to preserve Medicare drug reimbursement cuts for 340B hospitals.

The association for U.S. for-profit hospitals yesterday made its strongest pitch yet to preserve the nearly 30 percent cut in what Medicare pays many public and private nonprofit hospitals for physician-administered, 340B-purchased drugs.

The Federation of American Hospitals (FAH) submitted

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For-Profit Hospitals Make Major Pitch for Keeping Medicare’s 340B Hospital Cuts

United Therapeutics says that, starting May 13, entities must upload their 340B contract pharmacy claims data to its vendor 340B ESP twice monthly to "be eligible to place Bill To / Ship To replenishment orders for United Therapeutics products dispensed through a contract pharmacy.”

The association for U.S. for-profit hospitals submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court and released a study today arguing against reversing the nearly 30 percent cut in what Medicare pays many public and private nonprofit hospitals for physician-administered, 340B-purchased

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Feds Oppose Hospitals’ Intervention in Three More Pharma 340B Lawsuits

The federal government has asked three more federal judges to not let hospital groups intervene in drug manufacturers' lawsuits challenging HHS's 340B contract pharmacy requirements. | Shutterstock

The federal government has asked federal district judges in Indianapolis, Delaware, and New Jersey to deny hospital groups’ requests for active roles in drug manufacturers Eli Lilly’s, AstraZeneca’s, and Sanofi’s lawsuits against the government over its 340B contract pharmacy requirements.

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HRSA Takes Step Forward on 340B Dispute Resolution Petitions

HRSA this week notified 340B covered entities that it had finished reviewing their administrative dispute resolution petitions for completeness, and determined that they were complete. | Shutterstock

The federal government on Tuesday declared 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) petitions by covered entities against drug manufacturers AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, and Sanofi to be “complete,” a sign that claims against two of the three companies—AstraZeneca and Sanofi—are ready for

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Feds Oppose Hospitals’ Motion to Intervene in Novo Nordisk’s 340B Lawsuit

The federal government said this week that hospital groups should not be allowed to participate as third parties in Novo Nordisk's lawsuit against the government over enforcement of its 340B contract pharmacy requirements.

The federal government on Monday strongly objected to letting six hospital groups participate as third parties in drug manufacturer Novo Nordisk’s lawsuit challenging the government’s 340B contract pharmacy requirements.

The government’s March 22 brief in opposition the groups’ motion to

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340B Dispute Resolution Injunction Is Having Ripple Effects

Sanofi is reportedly asking hospitals for data relating to 340B purchases of Dupixent.

The federal judge considering drug manufacturer Sanofi’s motion for protection from 340B dispute resolution proceedings asked the company and the federal government last Wednesday to brief her on a different federal judge’s order the day before granting drug company Eli

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Federal Judge To Get Status Report Today from Ryan White Clinics and Government

HIV/AIDS clinics' and community health centers' lawsuits to force HHS to act against drug manufacturers denying 340B pricing are both being heard in federal district court in Washington, D.C.

Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access (RWC-340B) and the federal government have a deadline today to report to a federal judge about whether to continue the stay in the group’s suit to force the government to act against drug manufacturers

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Injunction in Lilly Case Could Cause HHS to Re-Issue 340B Dispute Resolution Rule

Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly said it is pleased with a court's injunction yesterday stopping 340B dispute resolution proceedings against it over its denials of 340B pricing on contract pharmacy drugs. | Shutterstock

A federal judge’s decision to temporarily shield drug manufacturer Eli Lilly from the 340B program’s administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process could cause the government to issue 340B ADR regulations all over again, health care attorneys say.

U.S. District Judge Sarah

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Breaking: Federal Judge Grants Lilly’s Motion to Halt 340B Dispute Resolution System

In a decision that could have significant implications for 340B stakeholders, a federal district judge in Indianapolis today granted drug manufacturer Eli Lilly’s motion for a preliminary injunction stopping the U.S. Health and Human Services Department from implementing or enforcing

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Sanofi Calls 340B ADR System “a Faux Judicial Process”

Drug manufacturer Sanofi, in its latest filing in federal district court in New Jersey, called the new 340B administrative resolution system a false judicial process designed to punish drug companies.

Drug manufacturer Sanofi on Monday struck back at the U.S. Justice Department (DOJ) for opposing its Feb. 2 motion in a federal lawsuit requesting an injunction against the 340B program’s new administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process.

“The government is eager

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