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Provider Groups Pan Lilly’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Policy Change

In Pharma Industry, Trade AssociationDecember 21, 2021490 Views

Groups representing health care providers have panned Lilly's recent 340B contract pharmacy policy change.

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

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Is There a New 340B Stakeholder Group for Pharma Companies?

In Pharma Industry, Research/ReportsDecember 21, 2021476 Views

Tom Mirga

A new infographic by a drug industry consultant indicates it was created for the 340B Industry Roundtable—an apparently new 340B drug industry stakeholder group.

A new two-pager about the 340B program by drug industry consultant Berkeley Research Group (BRG) indicates it was created for the 340B Industry Roundtable—an apparently new 340B drug industry stakeholder group.

The infographic came to light Sunday.

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Democratic Defection on Build Back Better Act Sets Back Drive to Lower Drug Prices

In Federal, LegislativeDecember 21, 2021273 Views

Tom Mirga

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s (D-W.Va.) rejection of his fellow Democrats’ Build Back Better (BBB) policy agenda left its drug pricing section dead in the water.

West Virginia U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s rejection Sunday of his fellow Democrats’ Build Back Better (BBB) policy agenda left its drug pricing section dead in the water.

Manchin said of the BBA bill on Dec. 19, “I cannot

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Cloudmed Acquires 340B Technology Company par8o

In Other IndustryDecember 21, 2021284 Views

Ron Shinkman

Boston-based par8o, which provides 340B services including a platform to help 340B covered entities manage their patient referral claims, has been acquired by Cloudmed.

Cloudmed is a revenue intelligence company based in Atlanta. The company partners with over

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In What Is Believed to Be the First State Action, W.Va. Says Express Scripts’ 340B Claims ID Policy Violates State Law

In Regulatory, StateDecember 14, 20211005 Views

Tom Mirga

West Virginia Insurance Commissioner Allan McVey ruled that Express Scripts’ controversial 340B claims identification and submission requirement violates state law.

Pharmaceutical benefit manager Express Scripts’ (ESI) controversial 340B claims identification and submission requirement violates West Virginia law, state Insurance Commissioner Allan McVey has ruled.

McVey on Dec. 8 adopted and approved a hearing examiner’s Nov. 17 finding

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Senate Finance Committee’s New Drug Pricing Text Includes a New 340B Provision

In Federal, LegislativeDecember 14, 2021787 Views

Tom Mirga

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s latest drug pricing legislation includes 340B language not seen before in earlier House and Senate versions.

The U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s latest drug pricing legislation includes language, not seen before in earlier House and Senate versions, about denying 340B covered entities’ access to government-negotiated lower prices on drugs covered under Medicare.

The committee released

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Judge Grants Stay in Boehringer Ingelheim’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit

In Federal, JudicialDecember 14, 2021481 Views

Tom Mirga

A federal district judge has stayed Boehringer Ingelheim’s 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit.

A federal district judge in Washington, D.C., has paused Boehringer Ingelheim’s (BI) 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit while the federal government decides whether to appeal the same judge’s Nov. 5 joint ruling in Novartis and United Therapeutics’ (UT) contract

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Update: Lilly Comments on Forthcoming New 340B Dispute Resolution Rule

In Federal, RegulatoryDecember 14, 2021277 Views

Tom Mirga

Drug manufacturer Lilly says it hopes the new 340B administrative dispute resolution regulation "addresses the serious shortcomings of the current rule.”

Drug manufacturer Lilly said this morning it looks forward to reviewing the Biden administration’s proposed new 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) regulation when it becomes available “and hope[s] that it addresses the serious shortcomings of the current rule.”

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