Category: Providers

100 Days and Counting: ADR Final Rule Still Under White House Review

February 29, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Stephen Kuperberg, principal at the Law Offices of Stephen Kuperberg, said the Supreme Court underscored the importance of having a well-functioning ADR process.

After missing its self-imposed deadline of publishing the 340B administrative dispute resolution final rule by the end of 2023, the [...]

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Takeda Adds Drug to 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

February 29, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Japanese drugmaker Takeda announced its cancer medication Ninlaro will be subject to its 340B contract pharmacy policy.

After implementing its first contract pharmacy restrictions in January, Japanese pharmaceutical giant Takeda recently subjected another drug to conditions on [...]

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HRSA Lacks Authority to Reverse 340B Child Site Registration Policy, Hospital Group Tells Court

February 29, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A hospital association asked the U.S. District Court of the District of Columbia to side with more than 40 health systems that sued federal regulators over a hospital registration policy change.

A 340B hospital association this week asked a federal court to bar, without a full trial, federal regulators from reversing [...]

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Amgen Extends Contract Pharmacy Restrictions to Grantees, Receives Early Pushback

February 27, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Drugmaker Amgen last week extended its existing 340B contract pharmacy restrictions to federal grantees.

Biopharmaceutical manufacturer Amgen recently expanded its conditions on 340B pricing at contract pharmacies to include grantees. The Thousand Oaks, California-based [...]

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

February 27, 2024 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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New Hampshire Senate to Vote on 340B PBM Bill; Key Massachusetts State Committee Approves 340B Payment Bill

February 27, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The New Hampshire House cleared a bill last week to prohibit certain 340B-specific pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) and health insurer policies.

The New Hampshire state senate will vote next month on a bill to bar certain 340B-specific pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) [...]

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Oregon House to Vote Today on 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill

February 27, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 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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DSH Hospitals Are Using 340B in ‘Margin-Motivated Ways,’ Says Research Review

February 27, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

A recent Milbank Quarterly research review suggested DSH hospitals participate in 340B in "margin-motivated ways."

The highest-quality evidence from published 340B research indicates nonprofit, disproportionate share hospitals may be using the 340B program in margin-motivated [...]

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340B ESP New Data Request Raises Concerns About Overreach

February 23, 2024 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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South Dakota Legislature Clears New PBM 340B Bill; Missouri Debates 340B Bills; Kentucky Contract Pharmacy Bill Advances

February 23, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The South Dakota House and Senate passed a PBM 340B bill that expands on a 2019 state law.

Following the recent passage in the state house, the South Dakota Senate approved a bill earlier this week to bar [...]

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