Biden to Sign Bill Today Giving Some Relief to Hospitals Forced Out of 340B Due to COVID-19

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President Biden is due to sign legislation this afternoon that will help some hospitals forced out of the 340B program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Biden is scheduled this afternoon to sign a $1.5 trillion federal appropriations bill with language to help some hospitals forced out of the 340B program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The bill also gives the U.S. Health Resources and Services

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U.S. Senate OK’s Limited Relief for Hospitals Forced Out of 340B Due to COVID-19

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The U.S. Senate gave final passage last night to legislation to help some hospitals forced out of the 340B program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. Senate last night passed a $1.5 trillion federal appropriations bill with language to help some hospitals forced out of the 340B program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The House passed the bill Wednesday night. President Biden is expected

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U.S. House Approves Partial Relief for Hospitals Forced Out of 340B Due to COVID-19

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The U.S. House last night passed a spending bill with language to aid hospitals forced out of 340B due to patient mix changes caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The U.S. House last night passed a $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill with language to help hospitals whose admission patterns have been so disrupted by COVID-19 that their Medicare disproportionate share (DSH) adjustment percentages have fallen below the levels needed

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Congress Is Close to Passing a Spending Bill that Likely Will Address Hospitals’ Loss of 340B Eligibility During Pandemic

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Congress as soon as Friday could pass legislation addressing hospitals’ loss of eligibility for 340B drug discounts due to COVID-19-related changes in payer mix.

Legislation addressing hospitals’ loss of eligibility for 340B drug discounts due to COVID-19-related changes in payer mix could reach President Biden before Friday at midnight. The language would not be as beneficial to such hospitals as standalone bipartisan bills in

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Non-Hospital 340B Entities Form Group to Fight on Their Own Behalf at National and State Levels

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The new non-hospital 340B covered entity group 340B Grantees says its work will include outreach, education, lobbying, and litigation.

Non-hospital 340B covered entities have formed a group called 340B Grantees to fight on their own behalf on legislation, in courts, and perhaps in politics at the federal and state levels.

340B Grantees hasn’t formally announced itself yet and is

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340B Report Publisher and CEO: Time for Congress to Pass 340B Contract Pharmacy Legislation

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Time is running out for Congress to pass a bill clarifying that that contract pharmacies are integral to the 340B program, 340B Report Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky writes in his latest column for Omnicell’s blog.

It is time for Congress to make it crystal clear that contract pharmacies are integral to the 340B program, 340B Report Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky writes in his latest column for Omnicell’s blog.

Federal courts have struck down federal

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Biden Renews Call for Lowering Insulin Costs and Letting Medicare Negotiate Drug Prices

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President Biden urged Congress in his State of the Union message to cap monthly cost sharing for insulin at $35 and let Medicare negotiate what it pays for prescription drugs.

President Biden urged Congress in his State of the Union message Tuesday night to cap monthly cost sharing for insulin at $35 and let Medicare negotiate what it pays for prescription drugs.

Biden said cutting the cost of prescription drugs

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Congressional Democrats Confront PhRMA About Brand Drug Price Hikes

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Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) was one of the organizers of a congressional Democratic letter to PhRMA inquiring about "rapid price hikes affecting the vast majority of popular brand name drugs.”

Thirteen congressional Democrats—eight senators and five representatives—asked Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) to respond by March 8 to questions about “rapid price hikes affecting the vast majority of popular brand name drugs.”

Sens. Elizabeth Warren (Mass.) and Amy

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Biden to Address Drug Pricing in Speech Tonight Amid Signs of Shift in Congressional Dems’ Strategy

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President Biden will talk about lowering prescription drug costs in his State of the Union message tonight, the White House said. | Gage Skidmore / Flickr

A Democratic push in Congress to cap insulin costs for patients is gaining momentum. It may be a sign that some in the party are giving up on trying to pass comprehensive drug pricing legislation and focusing now on trying

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Michigan Governor Signs Three Bills Addressing PBM and Insurer Discrimination Against 340B Entities and Contract Pharmacies

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed three bills today that prohibit PBMs and insurance carriers from discriminating against 340B covered entities and contract pharmacies.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) signed three bills today that prohibit pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and insurance carriers from discriminating against 340B covered entities and their contract pharmacies.

HB 4348 says PBMs and insurers shall not prohibit entities or

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