HIV/AIDS Clinics Tell FTC that PBMs Usurp 340B Discounts for Themselves

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The "Man Controlling Trade" statute outside the FTC's Washington, D.C., headquarters. HIV/AIDS clinics recently submitted comments to the commission about PBMs' business practices.

Pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) should be stopped from usurping 340B drug discounts from HIV/AIDS clinics and other safety-net providers, Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access (RWC-340B) told the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) last week.

RWC-340B asked the commission for

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48 Hospitals Seek Readmission to 340B After Losing Eligibility Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

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Forty eight hospitals that lost their eligibility for 340B drug discounts for reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic are seeking reinstatement to the 340B program.

At least 48 hospitals lost their eligibility for 340B drug discounts for reasons related to the COVID-19 pandemic and are seeking reinstatement to the 340B program, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) said this week.

April 14

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Today Is Last Day for Some Hospitals to File Paperwork for 340B Reinstatement

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Today is the last day for hospitals that have lost their 340B eligibility during the COVID-19 pandemic to file paperwork to be reinstated to the drug discount program.

Today is the last day for hospitals that have lost their 340B eligibility due to the COVID-19 public health emergency to file paperwork to be reinstated to the drug discount program.

A federal spending bill signed on March 15 included 

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COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Extended Through July 15

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U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has extended the COVID-19 public health emergency for another 90 days, through July 15. It was due to end on Saturday, April 16.

Major hospital groups and group purchasing organizations asked Becerra

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Astellas Providing Refunds for 340B Overcharges from Q3 2020 Through Q2 2021

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Astellas Pharma announced the suspension of its contract pharmacy policy in Maryland and Mississippi.

Astellas Pharma is issuing 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges on three NDCs for its prostate cancer treatment Xtandi and on four NDCs for its overactive bladder medication Myrbetriq for the period from Q3 2020 through Q2 2021.

Astellas posted 

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Lilly Providing Refunds for 340B Overcharges During Q3 2019

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Drug company Lilly is providing refunds for 340B overcharges on 14 NDCs during 3Q 2019.

Drug manufacturer Lilly is giving 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges on 14 NDCs during Q3 2019 after restating Medicaid average manufacturer prices and best prices “to account for lagged transactional data,” the company says on a notice on the

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Next Month’s 340B Registration Period Overlaps with Deadline for Hospitals Seeking Reinstatement

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The Q2 2022 registration period for 340B overlaps with the April 14 deadline for hospitals that lost their 340B eligibility due to the COVID-19 public health emergency to file paperwork for reinstatement.

The next period for 340B registration of new covered entities, outpatient facilities, and contract pharmacies will begin tomorrow, April 1, and end on Friday, April 15.

Eligible hospitals, health centers, clinics, and their child sites and contract pharmacies registered during

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News Alert

HRSA Refers Boehringer Ingelheim to HHS Inspector General over its 340B Contract Pharmacy Policy

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HRSA has referred Boehringer Ingelheim to the HHS Inspector General for possible imposition of civil monetary penalties over BI's conditions on 340B pricing when hospitals use contract pharmacies.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) today turned the screws tighter on Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) over its “continued failure to provide the 340B price to covered entities utilizing contract pharmacies.”

HRSA told BI in a March 29

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HRSA Invokes Contract Pharmacy Fight in Pitch for Comprehensive 340B Regulatory Power

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HRSA yesterday told Congress in its budget request that it needed comprehensive regulatory authority over the 340B program to resolve the dispute over the 340B contract pharmacy program.

Congress needs to give the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) comprehensive regulatory authority over the 340B program to resolve the dispute over the 340B contract pharmacy program, the Biden administration said yesterday in its proposed budget—although it did

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BioComp Providing Refunds for 340B Overcharges Spanning a Whopping 8 Years

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Following a HRSA audit, BioComp Pharma is offering 340B covered entities refunds on six products for overcharges spanning eight years.

Generic-drug manufacturer BioComp is offering covered entities refunds for lower 340B prices that it did not pay on six NDCs for periods over eight years, starting in Q3 2013 and ending in Q2 2021.

BioComp, a wholly-owned subsidiary of San

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