340B Hospitals Charge Higher Commercial Insurance Prices, Says PhRMA Funded Report

Neil Masia
Neil Masia, Ph.D., authored a Health Capital Group report that found 340B hospitals charge higher commercial insurance prices than non-340B hospitals.
The average hospital in the 340B program charges commercial insurers more than non-340B hospitals, according to a new report, which [...]

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340B Program May Lead to Lower Charity Care, Says Drug Industry-Backed AIDS Group

Brandon Macsata
Brandon Macsata, CEO of ADAP Advocacy, said the group plans to publish data from its ongoing study on the 340B program later this year.
Enrollment in the 340B program was linked to diminished spending on charity care, according to preliminary findings from an ongoing [...]

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Most 340B DSH Hospitals Provide Below-Average Charity Care, Says Analysis Backed by Critics

Bob Dold, a spokesperson for AIR340B, said the 340B program "has not translated into a stronger safety-net” after a drug industry backed analysis found 340B DSH hospitals provide below-average charity care.
The majority of 340B disproportionate share hospitals (DSH) provide charity care at lower rates than the national hospital average, found [...]

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Paper Warns on Duplicate Discounts from 340B Ceiling Price, Medicare Maximum Price

An Avalere study suggested 340B duplicate discounts could increase as a result of Medicare drug price negotiations.
Timelines for manufacturers to provide new Medicare “maximum fair prices” (MFPs) and 340B ceiling prices on drugs are misaligned, risking [...]

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Leading Senator, Provider Groups Publish Dueling Reports on Nonprofit Hospitals

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and two hospital groups were at odds over whether nonprofit hospitals provide sufficient levels of community benefit.
A leading senator and two major hospital trade groups recently published conflicting reports on the level of community benefit that [...]

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340B Health, Researchers Spar over Biosimilar Study

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Maureen Testoni, president and CEO of 340B Health, said she anticipates bipartisan legislation on drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.
Researchers rejected criticism of a recent study in an academic journal they co-authored from the leader of a 340B hospital [...]

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340B Drug Purchases Reached $53.7 Billion in 2022, HRSA Data Show

Drug Channels Institute
Drug purchases under the 340B program totaled $53.7 billion in 2022, according to HRSA data obtained by Drug Channels.
Drug purchases under the 340B program totaled $53.7 billion in 2022, or 22.3% more than the $43.9 billion in 2021, [...]

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Hospital 340B Sites increased by 400% Over 11 Years, Analysis Finds

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A consulting firm analysis found that hospital 340B covered entity and child sites increased more than fourfold over the last 11 years.
Hospital 340B covered entity and child sites increased by more than 400% over the last 11 years, while the number [...]

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