Category: Providers

Three Terminations, 10 Paybacks to Manufacturers in HRSA’s 2023 Pending Provider Audits

August 17, 2023 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

HRSA audits found terminations were required for a 340B provider site and a contract pharmacy and that another provider owed repayments to drugmakers.

Three provider organizations may have contract pharmacies terminated from the 340B program and 10 providers would owe repayments to drug [...]

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Share of Retail Pharmacies that Contract with ‘Core’ 340B Safety-Net Facilities Fell Over Time, Study Finds

August 17, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

There has been a decline in the share of retail pharmacies that contract with 340B "core safety-net facilities," according to a JAMA Health Forum study.

The proportion of retail contract pharmacies in the 340B program that contract exclusively with “core safety-net” facilities fell from 95% [...]

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Pfizer Changes Costly Cardiac Drugs’ Access Rules for 340B Providers

August 17, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

Pfizer has limited multiple 340B-eligible drugs to direct purchase after a tornado damaged one of the drug maker's manufacturing facilities.

Drug manufacturer Pfizer is changing how healthcare providers access 340B pricing on two expensive, related heart medicines, effective Nov. 1, [...]

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Two Drug Makers Post Manufacturer Notices for 340B Overcharges

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

Meitheal Pharmaceuticals and Purdue Pharma are each sending 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges totaling $100 or more.

Two drug manufacturers are sending 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges totaling $100 or more, according to public filings posted [...]

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HRSA Allows Immediate 340B Enrollment in Hawaii Due to Wildfires

August 17, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

HRSA is allowing eligible covered entities in Hawaii to enroll in the 340B program immediately rather than having to wait for the next quarterly registration period.

Eligible covered entities in Hawaii may enroll in the 340B program immediately rather than having to wait for the next [...]

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340B Lobbying Activity Experiences Historic Surge

August 15, 2023 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Key House Republicans on Tuesday introduced long-awaited—and contentious—legislation to overhaul the 340B program.

The hiring of lobbyists in the congressional legislative fight over 340B was dominated by pharmaceutical firms and provider-manufacturer alliances in [...]

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340B Program Does Not Improve Hospital Inpatient Care for Medically Underserved Patients, HHS-Funded Study Finds

August 15, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A Health Services Research study with funding from a government agency suggested the 340B program does not improve hospital inpatient care quality.

The 340B drug pricing program does not improve inpatient care quality for underserved patients, a recent government-funded analysis concluded. A [...]

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GSK Giving 340B Entities Refunds Again for Asthma Medicine Purchases

August 15, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

Senderra Rx will no longer dispense GlaxoSmithKline’s asthma drug, Nucala.

GlaxoSmithKline is sending 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges totaling $100 or more for purchases of two dosage forms of [...]

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Enforceability of State Contract Pharmacy Laws Uncertain Amid Legal Challenges

August 10, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

PhRMA has asked a federal district judge to block Louisiana's 340B contract pharmacy law, Act 358, which took effect Aug. 1.

While two drug manufacturers have recently relaxed or suspended their 340B contract pharmacy restrictions as a result of state laws [...]

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AHA Warns of “Legal Consequences” from Proposed Cuts to Fund 340B Lump Sum Payments

August 10, 2023 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

AHA officials penned a Medical Economics op-ed on “the truth behind growth of the 340B prescription drug program.”

The lead plaintiff in the legal battle that resulted in Medicare proposing an unusual lump sum payback for hospitals’ lost [...]

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