NC Treasurer Report Suggests 340B Hospitals Overcharged State Health Plan, Hospitals Pan the Findings

A report from N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell found some hospitals are using 340B “to enrich themselves rather than to serve vulnerable communities.”
North Carolina hospitals that participate in the 340B program routinely overcharged cancer patients, taxpayers and state employees for oncology drugs, [...]

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340B Hospital Groups Ask MedPAC to Oppose Part B Rate Cut

Jonathan Jaffery, chief health care officer for AAMC, said reduced Medicare reimbursement to 340B hospitals would “devastate an already fragile health care safety net.”
Groups representing hospitals that rely on the 340B program recently urged congressional advisers against recommending reduced Medicare reimbursement to 340B [...]

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Pfizer Exempts Arkansas Hospitals from All Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

Pfizer is one of more than 20 drugmakers to fully or partially exempt Arkansas providers from its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced it exempted Arkansas hospitals from its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions beginning this week. Effective May 6, [...]

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Study Finds Newer 340B Public Hospitals More Likely to Increase Unprofitable Service Lines Than Newer Non-Profit Hospitals

Government-owned 340B hospitals recently enrolled in 340B were more likely to increase unprofitable services than new 340B nonprofit hospitals, a recent study found.
While newly enrolled 340B hospital entrants served higher numbers of Medicaid and rural patients than non-340B hospitals, government-owned 340B hospitals [...]

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Eight More Provider Audits Closed with Corrective Action Plans in Latest HRSA Audit Findings

HRSA's latest update to its ongoing fiscal year 2023 program integrity audits included corrective action plans for eight 340B providers.
Federal auditors closed audits with corrective action plans (CAPs) for eight more 340B providers, which brought the fiscal year 2023 [...]

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Novo to Extend Contract Pharmacy Restrictions to Grantees But Allow Them to Keep Access Under Conditions; Company Also Modifies Hospital Policy

Pharmaceutical manufacturer Novo Nordisk recently announced it will extend its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions to federal grantees.
Drugmaker Novo Nordisk this week announced that its contract pharmacy restrictions will soon apply to all grantee covered entities—not just [...]

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Arkansas Enforcing 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law Against AstraZeneca

Arkansas officials are seeking penalties against AstraZeneca in an August hearing for allegedly violating the state's 340B contract pharmacy access law.
Arkansas state officials today scheduled a public hearing to enforce the state’s 340B contract pharmacy access law against AstraZeneca, according [...]

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Takeda Loosens Contract Pharmacy Restrictions on Arkansas Hospitals

Takeda has loosened its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions for Arkansas-based hospital covered entities.
Editors’ note: After publication, Pfizer became the 24th drugmaker to loosen or end its contract pharmacy restrictions for Arkansas covered entities, [...]

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Federal Bill Introduced to Expand 340B Eligibility to Outpatient-Focused Rural Emergency Hospitals

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), who sits on the House E&C Committee, co-sponsored legislation that would grant 340B eligibility to certain rural emergency hospitals.
Two federal lawmakers this week introduced bipartisan legislation that would extend 340B eligibility to certain outpatient-focused rural hospitals offering emergency [...]

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In Victory for Drug Industry, Kansas Legislature Pauses New 340B Contract Pharmacy Law, Sending Issue Back to the Governor

Kansas lawmakers voted late Tuesday for a long-term pause of a recently enacted contract pharmacy law.
Just weeks after passing legislation to prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state, Kansas lawmakers voted late Tuesday [...]

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