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Exclusive: Leading Health Center Organization Calls Gilead’s New 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions “Unconscionable”

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NACHC called Gilead's 340B pricing conditions on Vosevi and three of its other hepatitis C drugs "the latest example of corporate greed from a pharmaceutical company."

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) told drug manufacturer Gilead this morning its new conditions on 340B contract pharmacy pricing on its branded hepatitis C treatments are “unconscionable,” “appalling,” “wrongheaded,” and “the latest example of corporate greed from

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Health Care Provider Groups Slam Gilead’s Conditions on 340B Contract Pharmacy

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Harvoni is one of the four hepatitis C drugs that will face restrictions under Gilead's new 340B contract pharmacy policy.

HIV/AIDS clinics and hospitals that participate in the 340B program are condemning drug manufacturer Gilead’s new conditions on 340B pricing on its branded hepatitis C treatments when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access (RWC-340B) said

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Non-Hospital 340B Entities Form Group to Fight on Their Own Behalf at National and State Levels

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The new non-hospital 340B covered entity group 340B Grantees says its work will include outreach, education, lobbying, and litigation.

Non-hospital 340B covered entities have formed a group called 340B Grantees to fight on their own behalf on legislation, in courts, and perhaps in politics at the federal and state levels.

340B Grantees hasn’t formally announced itself yet and is

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340B Stakeholders Congratulate Egwim on Being Named OPA Director

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U.S. Public Health Service Lieutenant Commander Emeka Egwim left his position as director of OPA at HRSA 21 months after he started.

340B provider and drug industry stakeholders joined yesterday in congratulating U.S. Public Health Service Lt. Cmdr. Emeka Egwim on his selection as Director of the U.S. Office of Pharmacy Affairs, the federal agency that runs the 340B drug pricing program. 

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Rural Providers Ask Becerra for Action on 340B Contract Pharmacy and on Hospitals at Risk of Losing 340B Eligibility

The NRHA wants HHS to act against drug companies that deny 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies and ensure that rural hospitals do not lose their 340B eligibility due to factors related to COVID-19.

The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) asked U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra this week to act against drug manufacturers that deny 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

NRHA CEO Alan Morgan also urged Becerra

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HHS Secretary Becerra Pledges to Keep Fighting Against 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions “Because it’s the Law”

HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra told health centers yesterday that “we’re going to continue to fight” drug manufacturers that restrict 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies “because it’s the law.”

U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra said yesterday that “we’re going to continue to fight” drug manufacturers that restrict 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies “because it’s the law.”

Becerra’s Feb. 14 remarks about manufacturers’

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Hospital Groups Pan GSK’s New 340B Contract Pharmacy Policy, PhRMA Says It Will Continue to Push for Reform

Hospital groups are criticizing GlaxoSmithKline's new 340B contract pharmacy policy. PhRMA says it will keep pushing to change 340B.

America’s Essential Hospitals and 340B Health yesterday denounced GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) new restrictions on 340B pricing when hospitals use contract pharmacies. Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) said this morning it will keep pushing for “much needed changes” to

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Biden and Becerra Slated to Speak at NACHC Event Next Week

President Joe Biden (left) and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra are scheduled to speak on Monday, Feb. 14, during the National Association of Community Health Centers’ (NACHC) Policy and Issues Virtual Forum.

President Joe Biden and U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Xavier Becerra are scheduled to speak on Monday, Feb. 14, during the National Association of Community Health Centers’ Policy and Issues Virtual Forum, NACHC announced on Tuesday.

Securing Biden

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Second Major 340B Stakeholder Says Congress May Need to Stop Drug Makers’ Contract Pharmacy Actions

NACHC is the second major 340B covered entity group in recent days to say publicly that Congress might need to resolve the impasse over 340B contract pharmacy.

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) told Republican members of Congress last week that “congressional action may be the only solution” to drug makers’ “aggressive actions to limit patients’ access to affordable medications at contract pharmacies.”

NACHC’s

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News Alert: At 340B Conference, Feds Laud 340B Providers, Criticize Drug Makers Embroiled in Contract Pharmacy Fight

U.S Assistant Surgeon General Krista Pedley (left) and OPA Acting Director Michelle Herzog told health care providers attending the 340B Coalition winter conference they back them in the 340B contract pharmacy fight.

340B program federal administrators told health care providers attending the 340B Coalition winter conference in San Diego today that they are behind them in the battle with drug manufacturers over accessing 340B pricing in the contract pharmacy setting.

The U.S.

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