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340B Dispute Resolution Final Rule Enters Last Stage of Regulatory Review

October 19, 2023 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

HRSA plans to host a webinar for federal grantees in the days leading up to the 2024 340B recertification period.

A final rule to implement the 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process arrived this week at the last stage of [...]

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Rural Providers Urge Congress to Extend Pandemic-Era 340B Eligibility Exemptions

October 19, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Tidelands Georgetown Memorial Hospital is part of a coalition of rural providers pushing Congress to extend a 2022 340B eligibility waiver.

More than 400 hospitals risk losing 340B eligibility if Congress does not extend exemptions authorized during the public health emergency [...]

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Most 340B DSH Hospitals Provide Below-Average Charity Care, Says Analysis Backed by Critics

October 19, 2023 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Bob Dold, a spokesperson for AIR340B, said the 340B program "has not translated into a stronger safety-net” after a drug industry backed analysis found 340B DSH hospitals provide below-average charity care.

The majority of 340B disproportionate share hospitals (DSH) provide charity care at lower rates than the national hospital average, found [...]

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Paper Warns on Duplicate Discounts from 340B Ceiling Price, Medicare Maximum Price

October 19, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

An Avalere study suggested 340B duplicate discounts could increase as a result of Medicare drug price negotiations.

Timelines for manufacturers to provide new Medicare “maximum fair prices” (MFPs) and 340B ceiling prices on drugs are misaligned, risking [...]

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Eisai’s New 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions to Exclude Arkansas and Louisiana

October 17, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Drugmaker Eisai's 340B hospital contract pharmacy restrictions will not apply to Arkansas and Louisiana providers.

Japanese pharmaceutical manufacturer Eisai will not limit hospital 340B contract pharmacy use in Arkansas and Louisiana after its new contract [...]

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New BMS Contract Pharmacy Policy May Target Hospital Self-Distribution, Say Attorneys

October 17, 2023 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

William von Oehsen, principal at the law firm Powers, said the SUSTAIN ACT is "not going to live or die based on the user fee."

Drugmaker Bristol Myers Squibb added new language to its latest 340B contract pharmacy policy notice, which appears to target hospital [...]

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Following Response Deadline, Next Steps in Senator’s 340B Probe Unclear

October 17, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sen. Bill Cassidy, ranking Republican on the Senate HELP Committee, does not appear to have the authority to compel hospitals to respond to his inquiry on 340B revenue.

The deadline has passed for two health systems to respond to an influential senator’s probe into 340B revenue, and at [...]

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CMS Says 340B Lump Sum Payments Fueled Increase in Part B Premiums, Deductibles

October 17, 2023 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

CMS said planned Medicare Part B premium increases are partly the result of the proposed lump sum payment for previous illegal 340B hospital cuts.

Federal regulators recently said planned out-of-pocket increases for Medicare beneficiaries are due, in part, to the proposed lump sum payment [...]

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In Study, Health Center’s Patients Laud its 340B Drug Assistance Program

October 17, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

A recent study suggested a 340B cash discount program was associated with better outcomes for patients with diabetes.

A recent study found positive patient benefits from a 340B cash discount program. Low-income patients said saving money on injectable [...]

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HHS and HRSA Urge Judge to Reject Health Center’s Take on 340B Patient Definition

October 13, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

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Genesis Health Care's proposed 340B patient definition would remove all limits on dispensing 340B drugs, HHS and HRSA told a federal district judge.

Federal healthcare agencies recently told a federal district judge that backing a South Carolina health center’s interpretation of the 340B [...]

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