GSK and Purdue Pharma Announce New Rounds of Refunds for 340B Overcharges

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GlaxoSmithKline and Purdue Pharma announced refunds for overcharging 340B covered entities, GSK for the fourth time and Purdue for the second time this year.

Drug manufacturers GlaxoSmithKline and Purdue Pharma have announced refunds for overcharging 340B covered entities, GSK for the fourth time and Purdue for the second time this year.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) recently posted the companies’ notices

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Hospital Group Blasts CMS for Delaying Redress for Illegal 340B Drug Payments Cuts

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CMS should "promptly reimburse" hospitals for unlawfully withheld 340B drug reimbursement from 2018 to 2022, the AHA says.

The federal government has had “more than adequate time to correct” its unlawful Medicare Part B payment cuts for hospitals’ 340B purchased drugs from 2018 through 2022 and should promptly reimburse the hospitals it harmed, the American Hospital Association said

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Is There a Loophole That Might Let CMS Keep Paying Some Hospital Departments ASP Minus 22.5% for 340B Drugs?

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Lawyers say there might be a way for CMS to keep paying ASP minus 22.5% for 340B drugs at some hospital outpatient departments, but they don't think the agency will use it.

There could be a loophole in Tuesday’s Medicare hospital outpatient payment final rule for 2023 that lets the government keep paying hospitals for 340B-acquired drugs at average sales price minus 22.5% at some hospital offsite locations, healthcare lawyers said yesterday.

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CMS Says It Will Announce Sometime Next Year How it Will Repay 340B Hospitals for Five Years of Illegal Drug Reimbursement Cuts

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CMS said late this afternoon it will put off until next year its decision on how it will comply with a U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down five years of drug reimbursement cuts for 340B hospitals.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said late this afternoon that it will address how it will remedy five years of illegal Medicare Part B underpayments to hospitals for 340B purchased drugs “in future rulemaking,” rather than in

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HRSA for Now Will Not Seek More Info from 340B Providers About Ownership of Onsite Pharmacies

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HRSA for now has set aside a proposed change to its 340B program forms that RWC-340B warned might lead to covered entities losing access to 340B pricing under some drug manufacturers’ contract pharmacy restrictions.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, for now at least, is setting aside a proposed change to 340B program forms that a provider group warned might lead to covered entities losing access to 340B pricing under some drug manufacturers’

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HRSA Refers Merck to HHS Inspector General Over its 340B Contract Pharmacy Policy

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Merck did not immediately comment on the governnment's referral yesterday to the HHS Inspector General for possible imposition of civil fines over the company's 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.

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.

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CMS Says Steps to End Medicare Drug Payment Cut for 340B Hospitals Are in Progress

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CMS says it 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 2018.

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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340B COVID-19 Flexibilities Will Continue Through Mid-January

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HHS extended the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) to mid-January, which keeps in place 340B program flexibilities that started in March 2020.

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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HRSA Tells AbbVie and Amgen Their 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions Are Illegal

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HRSA sent AbbVie and Amgen letters yesterday telling the companies their restrictions on 340B pricing when providers use contract pharmacies are illegal and must stop or the companies could face stiff civil monetary penalties.

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.

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Effort Launched to Create 340C—a Separate Drug Discount Program for Health Centers and Possibly Other Entities

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The health center advocacy group behind a proposed 340B program alternative recently slammed the 340B ACCESS Act, saying the newly introduced drug discount program overhaul bill would make it harder for members to leverage the 340B program and care for patients.

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.

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