Update: Lilly Comments on Forthcoming New 340B Dispute Resolution Rule

Drug manufacturer Lilly says it hopes the new 340B administrative dispute resolution regulation "addresses the serious shortcomings of the current rule.”

Drug manufacturer Lilly said this morning it looks forward to reviewing the Biden administration’s proposed new 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) regulation when it becomes available “and hope[s] that it addresses the serious shortcomings of the current rule.”

“As Lilly

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News Alert: Biden Administration Plans to Scrap Existing 340B Dispute Resolution Rule and Publish New One Shortly

The Biden administration plans to withdraw its 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) regulation and replace it with an entirely new rule.

The Biden administration plans to replace its 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) regulation with an entirely new rule that “better aligns with the president’s priorities on drug pricing [and] better reflects the current state of the 340B program.”

The administration

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HRSA Audit Finds Drug Maker and Subsidiary Overcharged 340B Providers

Generic drug manufacturer Precision Dose and its subsidiary Tagi Pharma overcharged 340B covered entities, a HRSA audit found.

Precision Dose, a maker of liquid generic drugs in unit-dose syringes and cups, and Tagi Pharma, a wholly owned subsidiary that makes generic oral and injectable drugs, will have to repay 340B covered entities for overcharges following an 340B program

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HRSA Weighs in on Recent 340B Contract Pharmacy Court Decisions

HRSA says it is pleased with two court decision regarding the 340B contract pharmacy program, but "respectfully disagrees with” and “continues to evaluate its options” about a third decision.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) said this morning it “respectfully disagrees with” and “continues to evaluate its options” about a federal district judge’s Nov. 5 finding that drug manufacturers Novartis and United Therapeutic’s 340B contract pharmacy policies

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Carole Johnson Appears to be Leading Candidate to Run HRSA

A screen capture of a video of White House COVID-19 Testing Coordinator Carole Johnson during a briefing on the pandemic. Johnson reportedly will be named the next HRSA administrator.

After a 10-month delay, it looks like we may be getting close to the appointment of a permanent leader of the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), the federal agency that runs the 340B drug pricing program.

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News Alert: HRSA Sets Wheels in Motion for a New 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution Proposed Rule

HRSA has asked the White House to review and approve a 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) proposed regulation.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) yesterday asked the White House to review and approve a 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) proposed regulation for publication in the Federal Register.

The proposed rule’s purpose is unknown. HRSA published a

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For the First Time Since Pandemic, Some 340B Providers Are Being Audited in Person

HRSA has reconfirmed that it is auditing 340B covered entities for program compliance both remotely and in-person this fiscal year.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has reconfirmed that it is auditing 340B covered entities for program compliance both remotely and in-person this fiscal year.

HRSA told 340B Report in mid-September that in October it would resume

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CMS Delays Implementing Rule Allowing Multiple Best Prices for Drugs Until Next July

340B provider groups strongly criticized the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ draft guidance for Medicare drug price negotiations.

The Biden administration said yesterday it is delaying by six months the effective date of a Trump administration final rule to let drug manufacturers report multiple best prices on their products if states opt to participate in value-based purchasing (VBP)

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As Contract Pharmacy Losses Climb into the Billions, Fine for Overcharging 340B Providers Gets Closer to $6,000 Per Instance Mark

HHS OIG has raised the civil monetary penalty for overcharging a 340B covered entity to adjust for inflation.

The federal fine for overcharging a 340B covered entity just went up from $5,883.00 to $5,953.00 per each instance of overcharging.

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) Office of Inspector General (OIG) posted its annual inflation adjustments to

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In Pursuit of New 340B Leader, HRSA Expands Its Search Beyond Pharmacists

In a major shift, HRSA has dropped its requirement that the Director of the Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) must have a pharmacy degree and be a licensed pharmacist.

In a major organizational change, the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has redefined the job of Director of the Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA), the HRSA unit that runs the 340B program.

For the first time in 340B

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