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’
…In a Win for Health Centers, 340B ADR Panel Says Proceedings Against AstraZeneca & Sanofi Must Go On
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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The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) said yesterday it knows of three hospitals that have withdrawn from the 340B program because changes in patient mix linked to the COVID-19 pandemic caused them to lose their eligibility. There could
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340B program federal administrators told health care providers attending the 340B Coalition winter conference in San Diego today that they are behind them in the battle with drug manufacturers over accessing 340B pricing in the contract pharmacy setting.
The U.S.
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The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) told drug manufacturer Celgene nearly five years ago the company “must ensure” that covered entities could buy its cancer drugs Revlimid, Pomalyst, and Thalomid at the 340B ceiling price through Celgene’s limited
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A Vermont community health center that co-initiated 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings against AstraZeneca over its conditions on 340B contract pharmacy yesterday asked the panel hearing its claim to deny the drug company’s motion to stay the proceedings.
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