Survey: Pharma’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Actions are Putting the Squeeze on Hospitals

Nearly all (97 percent) of all 340B hospitals in a recent survey said they are impacted by drug manufacturers' curbs on contract pharmacy use. | Shutterstock

340B hospitals are under significant pressure due to drug manufacturers ending 340B discounts on drugs dispensed by contract pharmacies, hospital advocacy group 340B Health says in its latest annual member survey.

Nearly 500 hospitals that are members of 340B

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Health Care Reporter Foresees Federal Action on Drug Pricing, But Not Immediately

Politico Pro reporter Sarah Owermohle told 340B Coalition winter conference attendees she thinks President Biden will turn to drug pricing after dealing first with the COVID-19 pandemic and bolstering the Affordable Care Act.

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s new Democratic chair is considering bringing back a bipartisan bill from the last session of Congress that would require drug manufacturers to pay the federal government rebates on Medicare Part B and Part D drugs

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Biden Will Turn to Drug Pricing Once COVID-19 Ebbs, Shalala Predicts

Former HHS Secretary Donna Shalala (right) holds her rescue dog, Fauci, at the end of her talk yesterday during the 340B Coalition winter conference.

President Biden will likely turn to lowering drug prices once the COVID-19 pandemic stops demanding so much of his attention, Donna Shalala, U.S. Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary during both of President Clinton’s terms in office, predicted in a

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AHA Asks CMS to Withdraw Trump’s Most Favored Nation Drug Pricing Rule

During an October 2018 event at HHS, former President Trump promised to end "global freeloading" that caused Americans to pay higher drug prices. | Source: C-SPAN

The American Hospital Association (AHA) asked the Biden administration this week to immediately withdraw the Trump administration’s “most favored nation” (MFN) drug pricing interim final rule, in part, because of the damage it will do to 340B hospitals and “critical

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340B Stakeholders Reconsider Campaign Contributions in Wake of Capitol Riot

Businesses and groups involved in 340B are reconsidering their political donations following a pro-Trump mob's assault on the U.S. Capitol. | Source: Shutterstock

National health care organizations and businesses with major stakes in the 340B program have suspended political contributions following a pro-Trump mob’s Jan. 6 violent attack on Congress to stop it from counting and certifying the Electoral College’s votes for president.

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Providers Are Pleased, PhRMA Isn’t, With Becerra and State AGs’ 340B Letter to Azar

Editor’s note—A cascade of breaking 340B news developments over the past seven days—Amgen’s orphan drug action, HRSA’s dispute resolution final rule, the hospital lawsuit against HHS, the state attorneys general letter to HHS and the new GAO report—forced us to

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Health Centers to White House: Don’t Implement “Misguided” 340B Executive Order

Health Centers to White House: Don’t Implement “Misguided” 340B Executive Order

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), state primary care associations, and local federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) have submitted comments urging the Trump administration not to implement

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