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Cybersecurity Disruption of Major Claims Processor Continues to Affect 340B Providers

Rich Daly Editor in Chief Views
Change Healthcare, a major pharmacy claims processor, disconnected pharmacy services following a recent cyberattack.
Change Healthcare’s systems are down for a seventh straight day after it disconnected pharmacy services following a Feb. 21 cyberattack. [...]

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Oregon House to Vote Today on 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill

William Newton Washington Correspondent Views
Oregon state lawmakers pulled a bill to bar drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions shortly after a similar Utah bill died in committee.
The Oregon state house is scheduled to vote today on a bill that would prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions [...]

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340B ESP New Data Request Raises Concerns About Overreach

Rich Daly Editor in Chief Views
Courtney McFarland, partner at AAFCPAs, said 340B ESP was asking for types of data that she had not seen the vendor previously request.
The drugmaker vendor 340B ESP’s recent requests for additional claims data from some 340B hospitals has raised concerns from 340B [...]

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340B Contract Pharmacy Bills Introduced in Utah, Kansas, New York; Committees Approve Bills in Oregon, Oklahoma

William Newton Washington Correspondent Views
Utah state Sen. Evan Vickers (R), senate majority leader, this week introduced one of multiple new state 340B contract pharmacy bills.
The majority leader of the Utah state senate and a key committee in the Kansas state senate each introduced bills [...]

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AIDS Group Protests Health Center-Drug Industry Alliance Outside NACHC Policy Forum

William Newton Washington Correspondent Views
AHF protested NACHC's partnership with drug industry advocates outside of a health center policy forum in Washington, D.C.
The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) staged a protest over the partnership between health centers and drug industry advocates outside a [...]

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Health System, Drugmakers Battle Over Dismissal Request in 340B Penny Pricing Fraud Suit

Rich Daly Editor in Chief Views
Calif-based Adventist Health System/West and four drugmakers are clashing in federal district court over allegations of 340B overcharges.
A California health system and four drugmakers have filed dueling arguments over the pharmaceutical companies’ effort to dismiss a fraud [...]

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FTC, HHS Seek Comments on Role of GPOs, Wholesalers on Generic Drug Shortages

Rich Daly Editor in Chief Views
Federal Trade Commission sign over entrance.
The FTC and HHS asked for stakeholder feedback on generic drug shortages, which could have implications for the 340B program.
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) are requesting comments on how group [...]

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PhRMA Washington Post Advertorial Highlights Data Critical of 340B Program

Rich Daly Editor in Chief Views
A pharmaceutical industry advertorial in the Washington Post questioned whether the 340B program benefited hospital patients.
The leading advocacy group for pharmaceutical manufacturers recently published an advertorial in the Washington Post that highlights a range of [...]

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PhRMA Map Highlights State-Specific Extent of Hospitals’ Contract Pharmacy Usage

Rich Daly Editor in Chief Views
Nicole Longo, a spokesperson for PhRMA, said a new state-specific map of 340B contract pharmacy usage illuminates the "radical transformation" of the program.
The leading drugmaker advocacy group issued a data-linked map that aims to highlight the extent of contract pharmacy usage by [...]

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Virginia State Senate Unanimously Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Protections

William Newton Washington Correspondent Views
Virginia General Assembly building and grounds
The Virginia House of Delegates and Senate both overwhelmingly passed a bill to prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state.
The Virginia state senate last Friday unanimously passed a bill that would prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the [...]

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