AstraZeneca and Sanofi Ask 340B ADR Panel to Dismiss Health Centers’ Overcharging Claims

AstraZeneca and Sanofi asked a 340B administrative dispute resolution panel to dismiss NACHC’s claims its members are being overcharged due to the companies’ 340B contract pharmacies policies.

Drug manufacturers AstraZeneca and Sanofi have asked a 340B administrative dispute resolution panel to dismiss the National Association of Community Health Centers’ claims that its members are being overcharged due to the companies’ denied or restricted 340B sales

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With Talk of Legislation Heating Up, PhRMA Seeks a New 340B Policy Director

PhRMA is seeking a new director for its policy and research team to help develop and lead implementation of work on 340B.

Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) is seeking a new director for its policy and research team to help develop and lead implementation of work on 340B and related hospital cost and affordability issues, according to an

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Provider Groups File Appellate Briefs in Key 340B Contract Pharmacy Cases

Groups representing health centers, HIV/AIDS clinics, and hospitals filed briefs in key 340B contract pharmacy cases in federal appeals courts in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia.

Groups representing health centers, HIV/AIDS clinics, and hospitals asked federal appeals courts in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., this week to hold that drug manufacturers must give covered entities 340B discounts on drugs when entities use contract pharmacies to

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Survey: Hospitals’ Losses from 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions Ballooned During Q1 2022

340B hospitals' annualized losses due to drug makers contract pharmacy restrictions grew sharply during Q1 2022, a survey found.

The financial impact to 340B hospitals due to drug manufacturers’ restrictions on contract pharmacy more than doubled between December 2021 and March 2022, a new survey shows.

Hospital trade group 340B Health said the median annualized loss of

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Non-Hospital Infusion Centers See a Path to 340B Reform that Runs Through the States

Infusion Access Foundation's state level 340B outreach includes appeals to Massachusetts' attorney general last month (left) and California's last November (right).

A foundation linked to a trade group that represents non-hospital infusion centers is working to enlist state attorneys general and legislators to push for major 340B program changes at the federal level.

The National Infusion Center Association (NICA)

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Influential HIV/AIDS Group Asks Gilead to Exempt Ryan White Clinics from Company’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

RWC-340B asked Gilead to exempt all Ryan White clinics from the company’s conditions on 340B pricing on its branded hepatitis C treatments when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access (RWC-340B) has asked drug manufacturer Gilead to exempt all Ryan White clinics from the company’s conditions on 340B pricing on its branded hepatitis C treatments when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

RWC-340B

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Six Groups Slam Drug Makers’ 340B Pricing Conditions on Hepatitis C Medicines

Six HIV/AIDS and viral hepatitis advocacy groups issued a joint statement criticizing AbbVie, Gilead, and Merck’s conditions on 340B pricing on hepatitis C medications.

UPDATE Thursday, April 21, 2022, 5:00 p.m. EDT—AbbVie issued this statement: AbbVie supports the 340B program and is committed to the program’s goal of improving access to medicines for uninsured and vulnerable patients. Our 340B initiative does not

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Lilly Providing Refunds for 340B Overcharges During Q3 2019

Drug company Lilly is providing refunds for 340B overcharges on 14 NDCs during 3Q 2019.

Drug manufacturer Lilly is giving 340B covered entities refunds for overcharges on 14 NDCs during Q3 2019 after restating Medicaid average manufacturer prices and best prices “to account for lagged transactional data,” the company says on a notice

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

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.

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

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

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