Historic U.S. Rise in STDs Boosts 340B’s Importance, STD Program Directors Say

340B drug discount savings help STD clinics and grantees expand access to quality and affordable sexual health care, the National Coalition of STD Directors (NCSD) says. | Shutterstock

News this week that sexually transmitted disease (STD) reported cases in the U.S. reached all-time highs for the sixth straight year shows why STD clinic access to 340B drug discounts is vital, state and local STD program directors say.

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340B Report Publisher and CEO Slafsky: Providers Need Swift Action on Contract Pharmacy

With Xavier Becerra in place as HHS secretary, 340B providers are hopeful he will act fast and decisively against drug manufacturers that have either stopped providing 340B discounts or placed restrictions on 340B pricing in the contract pharmacy setting. | Shutterstock

340B health care providers are hopeful that U.S. health secretary Xavier Becerra will sanction six drug manufacturers that have either stopped providing 340B discounts or placed restrictions on 340B pricing in the contract pharmacy setting, 340B Report Publisher and CEO

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AHA Warns MedPAC its Recommendations Would Harm 340B Hospitals

Hospitals say that Medicare Part B drug reimbursement changes that MedPAC endorsed last week would amplify the effect of Part B drug payment cuts for 340B hospitals in place since 2018. | Shutterstock

Congressional Medicare policy advisers on Friday unanimously endorsed Medicare Part B drug reimbursement changes that hospitals say would amplify the effect of Part B drug payment cuts for 340B hospitals in place since 2018.

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission (MedPAC)

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Panelists Share Insights on Using 340B in Prisons and Jails

Correctional institutions can maximize their funds and improve inmate care by partnering with or becoming 340B covered entities, but doing so can be tricky, experts said during a March 31 webinar. | Shutterstock

Prisons struggling with the high cost of treating inmates with viral illnesses such as hepatitis C and HIV can turn to the 340B program for relief, but participation is often tricky.

That was the takeaway of “Demystifying 340B for Correctional

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HHS’s Latest Regulatory Agenda Is Silent on 340B, but Program Rulemaking Is Possible

HHS's latest semi-annual regulatory agenda is mum on 340B, but that doesn't mean there is nothing 340B-related in the pipeline. | Shutterstock

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) yesterday released the spring edition of its twice-annual public inventory of forthcoming regulatory actions. Although it was silent about the 340B program, 340B stakeholders shouldn’t breathe a sigh of relief yet.

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AHA Asks Becerra to Waive a 340B Hospital Eligibility Requirement During COVID-19 Emergency

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra told a House committee today "We are on this one" in reference to drug companies denying 340B pricing on their products.

The American Hospital Association (AHA) yesterday asked U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra to temporarily waive 340B program eligibility criteria for hospitals at risk of losing their 340B eligibility due to changes in payer mix caused by

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For-Profit Hospitals Make Major Pitch for Keeping Medicare’s 340B Hospital Cuts

United Therapeutics says that, starting May 13, entities must upload their 340B contract pharmacy claims data to its vendor 340B ESP twice monthly to "be eligible to place Bill To / Ship To replenishment orders for United Therapeutics products dispensed through a contract pharmacy.”

The association for U.S. for-profit hospitals submitted a brief to the U.S. Supreme Court and released a study today arguing against reversing the nearly 30 percent cut in what Medicare pays many public and private nonprofit hospitals for physician-administered, 340B-purchased

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340B Entities Keeping Watch on Bills to Create State Drug Affordability Boards

The Colorado General Assembly is one of nine state legislatures considering bills to create state drug affordability boards.

Nine states are considering legislation to create boards to review prescription drug prices and intervene to lower them if drugs become too expensive or if their prices spike. Although the bills’ implications for the 340B program have not been fully

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Q2 340B Registration Period Starts April 1

A screen capture from HRSA's user guide for providers wishing to register to participate in the 340B program.

The second of four opportunities this year for covered entities to register themselves, their sites, and their contract pharmacies in the 340B program starts this Thursday, April 1 and ends on Thursday, April 15. New registrants can begin buying discounted

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Origin Biosciences Posts Limited Distribution Notice on 340B Program Site

The maker of Nulibry, a new, first-of-its-kind drug whose supply is limited, notified providers about how they can buy it at its 340B price.

The manufacturer of Nulibry, a recently approved, first-of-its-kind injectable treatment for a very rare, often fatal genetic disorder that typically appears soon after birth, has posted details about the limited distribution network for the drug on the U.S.

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