Just over 850 hospitals in the 340B program asked the federal government yesterday to appeal a judge’s Nov. 5 ruling that halted enforcement actions against two drug companies that deny 340B pricing when hospitals and others use contract pharmacies. They
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Groups representing 340B health centers, Ryan White clinics, and hospitals panned drug manufacturer Lilly’s recent decision to amend its prohibition on 340B pricing when providers use contract pharmacies to dispense drugs to patients.
Lilly told drug wholesaler AmerisourceBergen on
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HIV care professionals are warning the public that threats to 340B drug discount savings “will compromise access to affordable care, treatment, and prevention services for underserved people with and at risk for HIV.”
The American Academy of HIV Medicine, the
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The 340B Coalition announced Tuesday that its annual winter conference will be held in person Jan. 31 to Feb. 2, 2022, in San Diego. Its last, pre-pandemic in-person conference was Feb. 10-12, 2020, also in San Diego.
Apexus, the 340B
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After an initial burst of optimism earlier this year, some health care organizations are having second thoughts about large in-person events for the remainder of 2021 and the start of the new year. However, some groups including the 340B Coalition
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Hospital trade groups are lodging strong objections to maintaining steep cuts in Medicare Part B drug reimbursement as part of the Fiscal Year 2022 final rule for the hospital outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS), while the trade group for brand
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Hospitals participating in the 340B program provided $67.9 billion in total benefits to their communities in 2018, the American Hospital Association (AHA) reported yesterday. Community benefits represented 13.7% of total 340B hospital expenses, the group said.
AHA broke out
Groups whose members include 340B hospitals have thrown their support behind mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policies for hospital and health system personnel.
The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) on July 16 urged its member institutions to require vaccinations for
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It could take federal courts years to ultimately resolve drug manufacturers’ lawsuits over whether they must charge lower prices when 340B covered entities use contract pharmacies, a hospital association leader said yesterday during her remarks opening the 340B Coalition’s virtual
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