Blog Posts

PhRMA Asks Federal Judge to Block Enforcement of Maryland’s New 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

PhRMA filed suit against Maryland's 340B contract pharmacy access law in a federal district court.
A powerful brand-name drug industry trade organization has asked a federal district judge to block Maryland from enforcing the state’s [...]

Please Login or Become a Paid Subscriber to View this Content

If you are already a
Read More »

Lilly Adds Significant New Restrictions on 340B Contract Pharmacy Access; Alleges Lack of Oversight by HRSA, Pharmacies and TPAs

Lilly wordmark on top of building
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has significantly escalated its restrictions on access to 340B pricing in the contract pharmacy setting, the company announced June 19 on the drug industry vendor site 340B ESP.
Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly has significantly escalated its restrictions on access to 340B pricing in the contract pharmacy setting, the [...]

Please Login or Become a Paid Subscriber to View this Content

If you are already a
Read More »

Lilly Posts 340B Refund Notice for Insulin Product Humulin

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly announced it would refund 340B providers for overcharges of certain dosages of its brand-name insulin Humulin.
Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly announced a new round of refunds for Humulin, a brand-name insulin, following a 340B ceiling price [...]

Please Login or Become a Paid Subscriber to View this Content

If you are already a
Read More »

It’s Official: Long-Awaited Final 340B ADR Rule Takes Effect, But Findings Still Distant

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' final 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution rule formally took effect on June 18.
Fourteen years after the Congressional deadline, the long-anticipated revision to the 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process officially took effect [...]

Please Login or Become a Paid Subscriber to View this Content

If you are already a
Read More »

Senate Companion Bill Introduced to Expand 340B Eligibility to Certain Rural, Outpatient Hospitals

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced companion legislation to a House bill that would extend 340B eligibility to certain rural, emergency hospitals.
A U.S. senator introduced a bill to extend 340B eligibility to certain outpatient rural hospitals with emergency services, mirroring a [...]

Please Login or Become a Paid Subscriber to View this Content

If you are already a
Read More »

CBO Analysts Say Drug Spending Through 340B Grew 19% Annually From 2010 to 2021, 340B Champion Points Finger at Drug Industry

Congressional Budget Office logo
Spending on pharmaceuticals in the 340B drug discount program went from nearly $7 billion in 2010 to $44 billion by 2021—a 19% annual increase—according to preliminary Congressional Budget Office estimates released this week.
Spending on pharmaceuticals in the 340B drug discount program went from nearly $7 billion in 2010 to $44 billion by [...]

Please Login or Become a Paid Subscriber to View this Content

If you are already a
Read More »

GAO Reissues Recommendations to Improve 340B Compliance, Medicare Financial Stability

GAO office building
The Government Accountability Office this month recommended that HHS and Congress take long-proposed actions to better ensure 340B program compliance and Medicare’s financial stability.
HHS and Congress should each take long-proposed actions—including a contentious action to curb certain Part B prescribing incentives—to better ensure [...]

Please Login or Become a Paid Subscriber to View this Content

If you are already a
Read More »

Higher Court Already Rejected AstraZeneca’s Claim on Arkansas 340B Contract Pharmacy Law, State Attorney Tells Federal Judge

The Arkansas Insurance Department filed a June 17 motion asking the U.S. District Court for Eastern Arkansas to dismiss AstraZeneca’s claim that Arkansas’ 340B contract pharmacy access law is preempted by the federal 340B statute.
A key argument in AstraZeneca’s lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ 340B contract pharmacy access law has already been rejected by a higher [...]

Please Login or Become a Paid Subscriber to View this Content

If you are already a
Read More »

Hospital Groups Bash Novartis’ ‘Whiplash-Inducing’ Arguments in Mississippi 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit

American Hospital Association logo
The American Hospital Association (AHA), 340B Health, Maryland Hospital Association and Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers urged a federal judge to reject Novartis’ attempt to block Maryland’s new 340B contract pharmacy access law.
Drug manufacturer Novartis uses contradictory, “whiplash-inducing” arguments in its lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s 340B contract pharmacy law, hospital groups told a [...]

Please Login or Become a Paid Subscriber to View this Content

If you are already a
Read More »

COLUMN: After 340B Hearing and New Bills Emerging; The Likely Path Forward

The latest column from Ted Slafsky, publisher and CEO of 340B Report, addresses the likeliest path forward for 340B federal legislation.
Despite its importance, the 340B drug discount program rarely ever goes under the Congressional spotlight.  In fact, until the June [...]

Please Login or Become a Paid Subscriber to View this Content

If you are already a
Read More »
Generic selectors
Exact matches only
Search in title
Search in content
Post Type Selectors
×

*Sign up for news summaries and alerts from 340B Report

Site Footer Live