Apexus Picks Ohio Health System Pharmacy Exec Michelle Wiest For Influential 340B Position

Apexus announced yesterday that it has hired Michelle Wiest, most recently vice president of pharmacy services at UC Health in Cincinnati, to be its senior vice president of 340B policy and compliance.

Michelle Wiest, most recently vice president of pharmacy services at UC Health in Cincinnati, is Apexus’s new senior vice president of 340B policy and compliance.

Apexus announced Wiest’s hiring yesterday. The company said Wiest will oversee its education programming, compliance

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Vizient Asks Congress to Pass Senate Version of Bill to Protect Hospitals from Losing 340B Eligibility During Pandemic

Vizient asked Congress to pass the U.S. Senate version of bipartisan legislation to protect hospitals from losing their 340B eligibility due to changes in patient and payer mix caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health care services and group purchasing company Vizient asked Congress on Monday to pass the U.S. Senate version of bipartisan legislation to protect hospitals from losing their 340B eligibility due to changes in patient and payer mix caused by the

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Cloudmed Acquires 340B Technology Company par8o

Boston-based par8o, which provides 340B services including a platform to help 340B covered entities manage their patient referral claims, has been acquired by Cloudmed. 

Cloudmed is a revenue intelligence company based in Atlanta. The company partners with over 3,100 healthcare

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Omnicell Is Acquiring ReCept, a Specialty Pharmacy Management Company with 340B Expertise

Pharmacy automation, 340B compliance, and medication management company Omnicell is acquiring ReCept Holdings, which helps providers open and manage in-house 340B pharmacies and specialty pharmacies.

Pharmacy automation, 340B compliance, and medication management company Omnicell is acquiring ReCept Holdings, which helps hospitals, health centers, Ryan White Clinics, and other providers open and manage in-house 340B pharmacies and specialty pharmacies.

Mountain View, Calif.-based Omnicell (a 340B Report

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Kaiser Health News Story on 340B Likely to be Read and Seen Widely

Kaiser Health News and InvestigateTV released an in-depth news article and news segment today about the 340B program and the fight over 340B contract pharmacy.

Kaiser Health News (KHN), a nonprofit health care news organization whose stories are widely and freely republished and rebroadcast, released an in-depth article and news video today about the 340B program and the fight over 340B contract pharmacy.

According to

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Sectyr Acquires LicenseTrak, Will Merge Capabilities into Single Platform

Sectyr, a major provider of compliance platforms for 340B covered entities, has bought LicenseTrak, a system for managing license, contract, training, and other business tasks.

Sectyr, an established provider of compliance platforms for 340B covered entities, has acquired LicenseTrak, a system for managing license, contract, training, and other business tasks, the companies announced last week.

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Sectyr will fold Bloomington, Minn.-based LicenseTrak into its

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With Delta Variant Persisting, Health Care Groups Struggle with Conference Planning

Many health care organizations are reconsidering plans for in-person conferences as a result of the Delta variant. The 340B Coalition is polling potential attendees regarding their preferences for the its winter conference in late January.

After an initial burst of optimism earlier this year, some health care organizations are having second thoughts about large in-person events for the remainder of 2021 and the start of the new year.  However, some groups including the 340B Coalition

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340B Report Publisher and CEO Examines Four Burning Questions in Contract Pharmacy Standoff

In his latest column for Omnicell, 340B Report Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky ponders four questions that need to be addressed in the contract pharmacy standoff.

In his latest column for Omnicell, 340B Report Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky ponders four burning questions as we approach the first anniversary of drug manufacturers stopping or placing restrictions on 340B drug discounts in the contract pharmacy setting.

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AHA Wants Express Scripts to End 340B Claims ID Policy Immediately

The American Hospital Association asked Express Scripts this week to immediately withdraw its new 340B claims identification requirement for covered entities and their contract pharmacies.

The American Hospital Association (AHA) told pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts (ESI) this week its new 340B claims identification requirement for covered entities and their contract pharmacies “is a major overreach” and should be withdrawn immediately.

An ESI spokesperson was

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340B Hospitals Concerned About New UnitedHealthcare Claims Reimbursement Policy

Starting Aug. 1, for commercial reimbursement, UnitedHealthcare will stop covering evaluation and management claims at hospital-owned outpatient facilities if the claim does not include an additional medical surgical service on the same date of service by the same provider. | Shutterstock

The nation’s largest health insurer is instituting a commercial claims reimbursement policy that that is raising alarms among 340B hospitals. 

Effective Aug. 1, UnitedHealthcare said it will no longer cover evaluation and management (E/M) claims at hospital-owned outpatient facilities

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