Category: Regulatory

In Key 340B Patient Definition Case, Hospital Group Accuses Drugmakers of “Numerous Misstatements”

October 3, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

Chief Judge R. Bryan Harwell of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina has not yet decided on 340B Health's request to file an amicus brief in a key 340B patient definition case.

A national hospital group has asked a federal district court for permission “to correct numerous misstatements” that it says drug [...]

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Ranking GOP Senator on Key Committee Opens Investigation into 340B Hospital Revenue

September 29, 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 top Republican on an influential Senate committee has opened an investigation into how two major health systems use revenue [...]

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Looming Government Shutdown Poses 340B Program Uncertainty, Potential Legal Proceeding Slowdown

September 28, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A Senate Committee recently approved the FY25 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

The government agency that oversees the 340B program will retain just over half of its staff in the event of [...]

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Lilly and Novo Post 340B Refund Notices, Amgen Posts 340B Replenishment Notice

September 28, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

Lilly and Novo Nordisk are refunding 340B covered entities on some products due to 340B ceiling price adjustments.

Drugmakers Lilly and Novo Nordisk are giving covered entities refunds on some products due to 340B ceiling price adjustments, according [...]

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340B Drug Purchases Reached $53.7 Billion in 2022, HRSA Data Show

September 26, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

Drug purchases under the 340B program totaled $53.7 billion in 2022, according to HRSA data obtained by Drug Channels.

Drug purchases under the 340B program totaled $53.7 billion in 2022, or 22.3% more than the $43.9 billion in 2021, [...]

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Providers Try a Range of Responses to Manufacturer 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

September 26, 2023 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Community health centers are attempting to mitigate the adverse financial effects of manufacturer 340B contract pharmacy restrictions on their organizations, said Colleen Meiman, national policy advisor for State & Regional Associations of Community Health Centers.

Amid an increasing number of drugmaker restrictions and requirements on the use of contract pharmacies, 340B providers are trying a [...]

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Expanding 340B Eligibility Could Double Program Size, Says Report

September 26, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

An IQVIA analysis looked at the 340B program’s growth under the Affordable Care Act.

The 340B program could more than double in size if the 340B patient definition expands, according to a recent report [...]

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Senate Committee Rejects 340B Amendment to Bipartisan Health Bill

September 26, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the Senate HELP committee, opposed an amendment that would implement 340B hospital verification requirements.

A Senate committee rejected an effort to add new 340B hospital verification requirements as part of a sweeping healthcare funding [...]

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One Quarter of HRSA Provider Audits Closed with No Adverse Findings

September 21, 2023 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

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There were no adverse findings in nearly one quarter of provider audits conducted by HRSA, an agency within HHS.

Nearly one-quarter of the 200 provider audits planned for this year were closed by regulators with no adverse findings, they [...]

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GOP Scrutinizes Medicare Price Negotiations in House Subcommittee Hearing

September 21, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A 340B hearing next week called by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.), chair of the E&C Committee, will include as witnesses a policy researcher critical of 340B and a community health center leader.

Republicans and Democrats battled over Medicare price negotiation provisions under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) during a contentious Sept. 20 [...]

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