Emeka Egwim, a federal government HIV/AIDS policy specialist who also has served in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program, is the new head of the federal 340B Drug Pricing Program.
In a letter this morning to its staff, the U.S. Health
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The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) proposed replacement for its year-old 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) process has been under White House review for almost 100 days—nearly a month longer that the anticipated release date announced in November.
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The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) recent statement that only three hospitals so far have said on a federal form that they lost their 340B eligibility due to fallout from COVID-19 does not reflect the problem’s much bigger
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The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) asked U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra this week to act against drug manufacturers that deny 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.
NRHA CEO Alan Morgan also urged Becerra
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Drug manufacturer Merck is providing 340B covered entities with refunds for overcharges on 17 NDCs for purchases between Jan. 1 and March 31, 2019, the company says in a new public notice on the U.S. Health Resources and Services
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U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said yesterday that “we’re going to continue to fight” drug manufacturers that restrict 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies “because it’s the law.”
Becerra’s Feb. 14 remarks about manufacturers’
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A 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) panel decided late last week that it will not stop proceedings in the National Association of Community Health Centers’ (NACHC) dispute-resolution petition over drug manufacturers AstraZeneca and Sanofi’s conditions on 340B pricing when covered
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Drug manufacturer Lilly indicated late last week that it reserves the right to seek additional compensation for its products from 340B covered entities if it learns later that it charged them less than what the company perceives the 340B statute
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President Joe Biden today during a major speech on drug pricing reform applauded U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) for being “relentless in making sure” that the 340B statute “is actually enforced.”
Biden and U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary
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President Joe Biden and U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra are scheduled to speak on Monday, Feb. 14, during the National Association of Community Health Centers’ Policy and Issues Virtual Forum, NACHC announced on Tuesday.
Securing Biden
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