Drug Makers’ 340B Pricing Restrictions Hit Small Rural Hospitals Especially Hard, Survey Shows

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About two thirds (64%) of CAHs and one third (33%) of larger, more urban hospitals say their ability to keep their doors open would be affected if drug company 340B contract pharmacy restrictions become more widespread.

Small rural hospitals have lost on average 39% of their 340B contract pharmacy savings due to drug manufacturers’ conditions on 340B pricing while larger, mostly urban hospitals have lost on average 23%, a hospital group’s member survey shows.

The finding

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Exclusive: Gilead Responds to Health Center Group’s Criticism of its 340B Contract Pharmacy Policy

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Gilead told NACHC in a letter yesterday it is concerned about the group's criticism of the company's new conditions on 340B contract pharmacy pricing on its branded hepatitis C treatments.

Drug manufacturer Gilead told the National Association of Community Health Centers yesterday that NACHC’s condemnation last month of Gilead’s new conditions on 340B contract pharmacy pricing on its branded hepatitis C treatments “seem to represent a misunderstanding of this integrity

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340B Advocacy Group Expresses Concern About Apparent Unique Feature in J&J’s Contract Pharmacy Policy

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RWC-340B says Johnson & Johnson’s new conditions on 340B-purchased drugs when hospitals use contract pharmacies apparently applies also to hospitals’ non-340B-purchased “own use” drugs.

Drug manufacturer Johnson & Johnson’s new conditions on 340B-purchased drugs when hospitals use contract pharmacies apparently apply also to hospitals’ non-340B-purchased “own use” drugs, the group Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access has told its members.

J&J has not responded

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Ryan White 340B Clinic Association Names New Managing Director

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Trent Smith is the new Managing Director of Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access.

Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access (RWC-340B) and its management services consultant have chosen Trent Smith, a former manager and director in both the nonprofit and for-profit sectors, to be RWC-340B’s new managing director.

RWC-340B announced the hiring last week.

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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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