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Effort Launched to Create 340C—a Separate Drug Discount Program for Health Centers and Possibly Other Entities

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The health center advocacy group behind a proposed 340B program alternative recently slammed the 340B ACCESS Act, saying the newly introduced drug discount program overhaul bill would make it harder for members to leverage the 340B program and care for patients.

A national community health center association founded last year is launching a campaign to urge Congress to create a separate drug discount program called 340C open to health centers and perhaps rural hospitals and federal grantees.

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Congressman Who Represents Virginia 340B Hospital Profiled by New York Times Is Exploring Oversight and Legislation

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U.S. Rep. A. Donald McEachin (D-Va.) is exploring legislative responses to a controversy over a health system's alleged neglect of a profitable 340B hospital in a predominantly Black neighborhood.

The congressman who represents Richmond, Va., told a health system Wednesday he rejects its reasons for ceasing intensive care, maternity, and other vital services at a Richmond hospital in a mainly Black neighborhood despite the hospital allegedly earning millions of

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Hospital Group Urges MedPAC to Drop Part B Pay-Cut Proposal, Cites 340B Impact

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The AHA wants MedPAC to drop a Medicare Part B drug reimbursement policy option it is considering making to Congress on the grounds that it will hurt 340B hospitals.

The American Hospital Association is urging the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission to abandon a Medicare Part B drug reimbursement policy option it is considering making to Congress, arguing that the proposed change would hurt 340B hospitals’ ability to provide care

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340B Report Holding Oct. 28 Webinar on What the Midterm Elections Mean for 340B

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340B Report is holding a webinar Oct. 28 about 340B’s future after the November midterm elections.

Five Washington insiders steeped in knowledge about the 340B program will take part in a 340B Report webinar Oct. 28 about 340B’s future after the November midterm elections.

The event from 1:00 to 2:15 p.m. Eastern is an exclusive free

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CBO Raises Changing 340B Patient Definition to Ease Pressure on Commercial Insurers

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Changing the 340B patient definition “might reduce hospitals’ and physicians’ incentives to consolidate,” the CBO says in a new analysis.

Changing the 340B patient definition “might reduce hospitals’ and physicians’ incentives to consolidate,” but to what extent “remains highly uncertain,” the Congressional Budget Office says in a new policy analysis.

House Budget Committee Chair John Yarmuth (D-Ky.) asked CBO to

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Fallout from New York Times’s 340B Investigative Piece Continues as Local Media, Policymakers, and Community Weighs In

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A New York Times investigative story on the 340B program continues to garner attention both locally and nationally.

Shockwaves from the New York Times’ investigative piece on the alleged misuse of 340B savings by a Catholic health system in Richmond, Virginia continues to spread, as local news outlets and government leaders from all levels respond.  The lengthy article

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Manchin and Braun Call on HHS To Take Immediate Action Against Drug Manufacturers in Contract Pharmacy Battle

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Senators Manchin (D-WV) and Braun (R-Ind.) are urging HHS to take action against drug manufacturers who have placed restrictions in the contract pharmacy setting.

Government health officials need to take immediate action to fully enforce the law against drug makers who are denying 340B drug discounts to providers who use contract pharmacies to dispense 340B-priced drugs, U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-W.VA.) and U.S. Senator

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National Association of Community Health Centers Calls On Congress “To Move Urgently” To Tackle 340B Contract Pharmacy Impasse “Before It’s Too Late”

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After the government’s Administrative Dispute Resolution panel dismissed its complaint against drug manufacturers, NACHC is calling for Congress to take urgent action to address the contract pharmacy impasse.

Sparked by the dismissal of its complaint against Astra Zeneca and Sanofi by the government’s Administrative Dispute Resolution Panel (ADR), the National Association of Community Health Centers say “they cannot wait any longer for a solution,” to the two-year standoff

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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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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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