Rural Organizations, New Congressional Caucus Push 340B Provider Protections

Susan Wild
Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.), a member of the recently formed House Rural Health Caucus, has said 340B provider protections are a key rural health priority.
Rural healthcare providers and members of a new bipartisan House rural health caucus are pushing Congress to enact 340B provider [...]

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As Medicare Lump Sum Payment Regulation Heads to Finish Line, Critics Weigh In

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In response to the ongoing Change Healthcare cyberattack, CMS will direct contractors to provide some accelerated payments to hospitals.
The final rule to provide repayment to many 340B hospitals for five years of unlawful Medicare cuts entered the final [...]

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In Key 340B Patient Definition Case, Hospital Group Accuses Drugmakers of “Numerous Misstatements”

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Chief Judge R. Bryan Harwell of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina has not yet decided on 340B Health's request to file an amicus brief in a key 340B patient definition case.
A national hospital group has asked a federal district court for permission “to correct numerous misstatements” that it says drug [...]

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340B Health, Researchers Spar over Biosimilar Study

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Maureen Testoni, president and CEO of 340B Health, said she anticipates bipartisan legislation on drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.
Researchers rejected criticism of a recent study in an academic journal they co-authored from the leader of a 340B hospital [...]

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Transparency, Patient Assistance Requirements Needed in 340B, Say Drugmaker-Backed Groups

Justin Leventhal
Justin Leventhal, a senior policy analyst for the American Consumer Institute, has advocated for more 340B transparency alongside other drugmaker-backed groups.
Amid ongoing congressional legislative proposals to boost transparency and other requirements for 340B hospitals, two advocacy groups that receive drugmaker [...]

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Senate Committee Rejects 340B Amendment to Bipartisan Health Bill

Bernie Sanders
Sen. Bernie Sanders, chair of the Senate HELP committee, opposed an amendment that would implement 340B hospital verification requirements.
A Senate committee rejected an effort to add new 340B hospital verification requirements as part of a sweeping healthcare funding [...]

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Providers Split on 340B Medicaid Provisions in Major House Healthcare Package

Joe Dunn, senior vice president of public policy and research at NACHC, said his organization supported the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act.
Provider groups diverged over 340B Medicaid managed care provisions in a sweeping healthcare package on which the House of Representatives [...]

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AHIP Objects to Hospital Efforts to Target Medicare Advantage 340B ‘Windfall’

Matthew Eyles
Matthew Eyles, president and CEO of AHIP, objected to hospital-sought rules that target the Medicaid Advantage 340B "windfall."
The largest health insurer advocacy organization urged federal regulators to reject hospital-sought rules to limit the ability of Medicare Advantage [...]

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Louisiana AG Defends State 340B Contract Pharmacy Law Against Drug Industry Lawsuit

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Four hospital associations filed an amicus brief in support of Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry's defense of his state's contract pharmacy law.
The Louisiana attorney general recently asked a federal district judge to dismiss a drug industry lawsuit that challenges Louisiana’s 340B [...]

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Lawmaker Sponsoring 340B Transparency Bill Honored by PhRMA-Provider Group

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Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Indiana) received the "Saving America’s 340B Program Leadership Award" award from ASAP 340B.
The congressional sponsor of legislation that would require hospitals and potentially other covered entities to publicly report their 340B revenue, [...]

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