The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration yesterday referred drug manufacturer Merck to the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General for possible imposition of civil fines over Merck’s 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.
Public Health Services Lt.
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The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is making computer file changes to restore hospitals’ Part B payments for 340B-purchased drugs to average sales price plus 6% for the rest of 2022 after paying them almost 30% less since
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) late last week extended the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) to mid-January, giving some 340B-eligible entities more time for immediate enrollment in the program without having to wait for the next
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Federal health officials told drug manufacturers AbbVie and Amgen late yesterday their restrictions on 340B pricing when providers use contract pharmacies are illegal and must end or the companies could be fined.
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s last 340B
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A national community health center association founded last year is launching a campaign to urge Congress to create a separate drug discount program called 340C open to health centers and perhaps rural hospitals and federal grantees.
According to a description
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President Biden will sign an executive order today directing the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) “to consider additional actions to further drive down prescription drug costs,” the White House said this morning.
“Under the Executive Order, HHS will
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Five Washington insiders steeped in knowledge about the 340B program will take part in a 340B Report webinar Oct. 28 about 340B’s future after the November midterm elections.
The event from 1:00 to 2:15 p.m. Eastern is an exclusive free
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In the wake of a recent New York Times investigation into alleged misuse of 340B savings by Catholic health system Bon Secours Mercy in Richmond, Va., a local Richmond newspaper has published a comprehensive look at the purpose and value
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The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has granted Florida and South Carolina 340B program enrollment flexibility, as public health emergencies (PHEs) were declared in both states in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, which left widespread destruction, flooding, and
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In a big victory for 340B hospitals, a federal judge in Washington, D.C. ruled yesterday that the government must immediately begin to pay 340B hospitals the full Medicare Part B drug payment rate for the remainder of calendar year (CY)
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