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New Study Finds 340B Contract Pharmacy Growth in Affluent and White Neighborhoods, Hospitals Criticize Research

In News Alert, Research/ReportsJune 17, 2022508 Views

340B contract pharmacy grew in affluent and White neighborhoods from 2011 to 2019 but declined in impoverished, Black, and Latino neighborhoods, a study published in JAMA Health Forum found. AHA strongly criticized the study.

340B contract pharmacy grew in affluent and White neighborhoods from 2011 to 2019 but declined in impoverished, Black, and Latino neighborhoods, raising questions about “the degree to which 340B program growth serves vulnerable communities,” according to research published

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Health Centers Ask Congress and Biden to Intervene to Protect 340B Savings from Pharma and PBM “Greed”

In News Alert, Research/Reports, Trade AssociationJune 13, 2022770 Views

Tom Mirga

An infographic NACHC released today in conjunction with a new survey of its members. The health center association wants Congress and the Biden administration to pass laws protecting centers from drug manufacturer and PBM policies that it says threaten centers' financial viability.

The National Association of Community Health Centers urged Congress and the Biden administration this afternoon to force drug companies to ship 340B drugs to contract pharmacies unconditionally and stop pharmacy benefit managers from siphoning off health centers’ 340B

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PhRMA-funded Study Faults 340B Hospitals’ Financial Aid and Debt Collection Policies

In Pharma Industry, Research/ReportsJune 1, 2022439 Views

Tom Mirga

The AHA sharply criticized a new PhRMA-funded study that says many 340B hospitals “may not offer low-income patients financial assistance to access medicines and may use extraordinary collection actions."

Many 340B hospitals “may not offer low-income patients financial assistance to access medicines and may use extraordinary collection actions, including but not limited to, liens, foreclosures, and civil actions when patients fail to pay bills,” a pharmaceutical-industry funded

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With Screws Tightening on 340B Contract Pharmacy, More Health Centers Plan to Open their Own

In Research/ReportsMay 19, 2022423 Views

Tom Mirga

One-third of health center leaders whose centers do not have an on-site pharmacy say they plan to open one in the next three years, a survey by 340B pharmacy management company Maxor 340B found.

One-third (33%) of community health center (CHC) senior executives whose organizations do not currently have an on-site pharmacy plan to open one in the next three years, a new survey shows.

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U.S. Uninsured Rate Dipped Slightly in 2021 to 9.2% but Rates for Hispanics and Blacks Remain High

In Federal, Research/ReportsMay 19, 202270 Views

Tom Mirga

The U.S. uninsured rate fell slightly in 2021 to 9.2%, down from 9.7% in 2020, new data from the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) show.

The U.S. uninsured rate fell slightly in 2021 to 9.2% (about 30 million people), down from 9.7% (about 31.6 million people) in 2020, the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) reports.

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GOP-aligned Think Tank Alleges that 340B Expansions Contributed to Drug Spending Spurts

In Research/ReportsMay 17, 2022309 Views

Tom Mirga and Ted Slafsky

The American Action Forum says "it is worthwhile to consider whether" there is a link between the implementation of 340B policies and upswings in retail drug spending. A drug policy experts who found that that inflation penalties in the 340B program were associated with lower annual drug price increases says AAF's analysis "is specious at best."

An American Action Forum (AAF) data analysis that connects increases in consumer drug spending with the introduction of 340B drug discount and Medicaid drug rebate program policies “is spurious at best,” says an expert on prescription drug costs

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Survey: Hospitals’ Losses from 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions Ballooned During Q1 2022

In Research/Reports, Trade AssociationMay 5, 2022464 Views

Tom Mirga

340B hospitals' annualized losses due to drug makers contract pharmacy restrictions grew sharply during Q1 2022, a survey found.

The financial impact to 340B hospitals due to drug manufacturers’ restrictions on contract pharmacy more than doubled between December 2021 and March 2022, a new survey shows.

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340B Hospitals’ Pharmacies and Child Sites Often Located in Richer, Less Diverse Areas, Study Finds

In Research/ReportsApril 21, 2022288 Views

Tom Mirga

Avalere Health says it found that 340B DSH hospitals’ contract pharmacies and child sites often are in richer and less diverse places where more residents have health insurance compared with the hospitals’ own locations.

Many National Cancer Institute (NCI) designated cancer centers—most of which are affiliated with 340B hospitals—mark up the price of infused cancer therapies for patients with private insurance “substantially,” according to new research in JAMA Internal Medicine.

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JAMA Study Finds Prominent Cancer Centers With 340B Connections Mark Up Infused Drugs Significantly

In Research/ReportsApril 21, 2022190 Views

Tom Mirga

New research in JAMA Internal Medicine says many NCI-designated cancer centers—most of which are affiliated with 340B hospitals—mark up the price of infused cancer therapies for patients with private insurance “substantially." 340B groups point out that the rates are negotiated and they need the revenue for their safety net mission.

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Harvard Drug Policy Experts Write in JAMA About How Congress Could Fix 340B Contract Pharmacy Mess

In Federal, Legislative, Research/ReportsApril 19, 20221036 Views

Tom Mirga

"Contract pharmacy restrictions are the latest problem with implementation of the 340B program that threaten to undermine its laudable goals," three Harvard drug policy experts say in an opinion article in JAMA.

A nationally prominent drug policy expert and two colleagues at Harvard Medical School have written in JAMA how Congress could end the fight over 340B contract pharmacy and enhance 340B program integrity.

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