Category: Research/Reports

Study Finds Newer 340B Public Hospitals More Likely to Increase Unprofitable Service Lines Than Newer Non-Profit Hospitals

May 7, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Government-owned 340B hospitals recently enrolled in 340B were more likely to increase unprofitable services than new 340B nonprofit hospitals, a recent study found.

While newly enrolled 340B hospital entrants served higher numbers of Medicaid and rural patients than non-340B hospitals, government-owned 340B hospitals [...]

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Group Critical of Medicare Negotiation and 340B Program Suggests 340B Providers May Avoid IRA Negotiated Lower-Cost Drugs

May 2, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The American Action Forum published a policy insight that suggested 340B providers could avoid IRA-negotiated lower-cost drugs.

Medicare Part D plans and 340B providers may avoid drugs with negotiated lower Medicare prices to maximize revenue from rebates, [...]

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Twenty-One Percent of 340B Hospitals Will Not Receive Lump Sum Payments: Research

April 30, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

A JAMA research letter found that one-fifth of 340B hospitals will not receive repayment from Medicare for previous underpayments.

One-fifth of 340B hospitals will garner no repayment from Medicare for past underpayments, according to a recent analysis by a [...]

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MedPAC Analysis Estimates Medicare Part B Payments to 340B Hospitals are Significantly Higher than Ceiling Prices

April 16, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A MedPAC analysis found that Medicare paid 340B hospitals significantly more than the ceiling price for dozens of medications in 2022.

Medicare paid hospitals substantially more—almost $4 billion in aggregate—than the 340B ceiling price costs for dozens of single-source drugs, biologics [...]

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Survey Finds FQHC Prescribers May Need More Education on 340B Program

April 11, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A survey published in the American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy found some FQHC prescribers need more information on the 340B program.

Prescribers who work in federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) believe the 340B program helps their organizations and patients—even if they [...]

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Manufacturer Refunds to 340B Providers Have Steadily Increased Since 2019, Says Analysis

April 9, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

An analysis from the law firm Spencer Fane found that 340B refunds have been concentrated among certain manufacturers and drugs.

A recent analysis of the increasing annual total number of drug manufacturer refunds to 340B covered entities notes they are [...]

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Contract Pharmacies Have Proliferated, Conservative Group Says, Citing Data from Pharma-Funded Think Tank

April 4, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

A Paragon Health Institute analysis found the share of 340B contract pharmacies per covered entity has increased in recent years.

Active 340B contract pharmacies reached 17,250 in 2024, according to a conservative think tank using data collected by another group funded by [...]

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Estimated 340B Revenue Exceeded Charity Care Spending for 85% of DSH Hospitals, Says Pharma-backed Group

April 2, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

340B revenue exceeds charity care spending for most DSH hospitals, said a report from drug industry-backed AIR340B.

Eighty-five percent of DSH hospitals earned more in estimated 340B revenue in 2022 than they incurred in charity care costs, [...]

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Gaps in Hospital Financial Data Limit 340B Transparency, Analysis Says

March 28, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A KFF issue brief examined gaps in available data on hospitals and health systems' finances and use of the 340B program.

Significant gaps in hospital and health system’s financial data, including 340B program use, “limit transparency for policymakers, researchers, and consumers,” [...]

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Influential House GOP Group Calls for Major Medicaid Cuts and 340B Revenue to ‘Go Where Intended’

March 26, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Republican Study Committee's proposed fiscal year 2025 budget includes calls for changes to the 340B program.

An influential conservative congressional caucus is urging Congress to significantly cut Medicaid spending and “ to ensure that drug discounts [...]

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