A new study in Health Affairs could add to the squeeze on 340B hospitals’ margins on infused cancer drugs.
The study by health economics and public health researchers at the University of California at Berkeley found that prices paid
…Hospitals in the 340B program and oncologists working in private practice have issued dueling reports about who profits unjustly in connection with the drug discount program.
Hospital group 340B Health said its Sept. 15 report “finds the three major
…Hospitals participating in the 340B program provided $67.9 billion in total benefits to their communities in 2018, the American Hospital Association (AHA) reported yesterday. Community benefits represented 13.7% of total 340B hospital expenses, the group said.
AHA broke out …
Millions of community health center patients could lose access to care if Congress and the Biden administration fail to extend telehealth flexibilities granted during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially for audio-only telehealth, a new survey report warns.
The National Association of
…Sixteen states have passed laws since 2019 addressing pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) discrimination against 340B covered entities, according to a draft summary of state action on the subject circulating among community health center advocates.
Meanwhile, two longtime 340B program policy
…A recent U.S. Supreme Court decision is spurring more states to enact laws banning pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from reimbursing 340B pharmacies less for prescription drugs than non-340B providers, health care lawyers say in a new paper.
According to the
…Prescription drug sales through the 340B program totaled $38 billion in calendar year 2020, representing 7.2% of overall U.S. sales of $528 billion, Drug Channels blog reports. Drug Channels is run by pharmaceutical manufacturer consultant Adam Fein, a leading critic
…Federally qualified health centers in some rural communities have stepped up and maintained access to health care following rural hospital closures, advisers to Congress on Medicare reported today.
Health centers’ ability to generate income through the 340B program is one
…Part 6 of 6—What Happens Next For Revlimid, Pomalyst, Thalomid, and 340B?
As we described in Parts 2 and 3 of this series, in 2018, an ex-Celgene vice president responsible for the company’s 340B program compliance alleged in a whistleblower
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