Minnesota Issues 1st State Report on 340B, Critics Say it ‘Misses Critical Context’ 

The Minnesota Department of Health on Monday unveiled the findings of its first legislatively required 340B Covered Entity Report.
Minnesota providers, namely the state’s largest 340B hospitals, generated hundreds of millions of dollars in collective net revenue from the [...]

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Panelists at Healthcare Purchaser Conference Link 340B to Higher Employer Healthcare Costs, Hospital Consolidation

Bret Jackson, president and CEO of the Michigan Economic Alliance, moderated a Nov. 19 panel with U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.), Thomas Johnson, executive director of ASAP 340B, and Ge Bai, Ph.D., professor of accounting and health policy at Johns Hopkins University.
The 340B program is increasing healthcare costs for employers and driving hospital consolidation, argued panelists at a recent healthcare purchaser [...]

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FQHCs Reinvest 340B Savings in Safety-Net Care, JAMA Study Finds

Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) appear to use their 340B program savings to enhance safety-net care, according to a new study in JAMA Health Forum.
Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) appear to use their 340B program savings to enhance safety-net care, according to a new [...]

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ACA Played Key Role in 340B Growth, Drug Industry Consulting Firm Finds

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An IQVIA analysis looked at the 340B program’s growth under the Affordable Care Act.
The 340B program has outgrown patient demands and requires additional restrictions and oversight, according to a new report from a [...]

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Analysis Finds Growing Private Equity, Corporate Investments in 340B; Firm Conducting Study Fails to Mention Its Own PE Funding

A new Berkeley Research Group issue brief looked at trends in 340B investments.
The 340B program’s growth in recent decades has helped it attract a growing number of corporate and private equity investments, [...]

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Drug Industry-funded Think Tank Raises Questions About 340B Hospitals’ Charity Care

The Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research compared 29 financially strong 340B hospitals/health systems’ performance on charity care in an Aug. 19 brief.
More transparency surrounding 340B hospital operations is needed to ensure drug discount savings are being used to improve patient care, [...]

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After Failing To Disclose Conflict of Interest, JAMA Issues Correction to Piece Calling for Increased 340B Oversight and Transparency

JAMA corrected an opinion piece on the 340B program to disclose one author's drug industry ties, shortly after 340B Report reported on the omission.
Two weeks after publishing an opinion piece that called for increased 340B program oversight and provider transparency, JAMA issued a [...]

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Two Researchers Call For More 340B Transparency, but JAMA Fails to Disclose Glaring Conflict of Interest

Two researchers authored a recent JAMA opinion piece calling for significant 340B reforms including asking Congress to consider limiting the program to low-income patients.
A recent opinion piece published in JAMA is calling for significant reforms to the 340B program, including more provider transparency, [...]

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Study Finds Oncology Markups at 340B Pediatric Hospitals; AHA Slams Study and Funder 

New research looked at the prices 340B-enrolled pediatric hospitals charged for pediatric oncology drugs.
The rates 340B pediatric hospitals negotiate with payers for new pediatric oncology drugs often exceed a medication’s average sale price, [...]

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IRA Could ‘Crush the 340B Margin,’ Force Transparency into Program, Says Adam Fein of Drug Channels

Adam Fein, Ph.D., president of Drug Channels Institute, hosted a June 21 webinar that discussed the IRA's interaction with the 340B program.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) may reduce 340B margins for certain high-cost drugs and drive more transparency into the program, an influential pharmaceutical supply chain analyst who has been a frequent 340B critic told an audience of stakeholders late last

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