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Calif. Medicaid Drug Benefit Transfer Will Harm Care at 340B Health Centers, National and State Groups Tell Court

In Federal, Judicial, StateFebruary 24, 2023264 Views

The National Association of Community Health Centers and the California Primary Care Association filed briefs in federal district court in Sacramento in a case that seeks to reverse California’s shift of Medicaid pharmacy benefits to Medicaid fee for service.

National and state health center associations have filed amicus briefs in a lawsuit over California’s shift of Medicaid pharmacy benefits to Medicaid fee for service. They say the move will cost 340B providers in the state millions in

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RxStrategies’ Launches “340B Insider Podcast” Series

In Sponsored Content, UncategorizedFebruary 24, 2023291 Views

340B Hospital Transparency Bill Dies in Indiana

In Legislative, StateFebruary 24, 2023177 Views

Laura Gilcrest

Legislation that included 340B hospital reporting requirements failed to advance in the Indiana legislature.

Legislation in Indiana that would have required hospitals to file annual reports disclosing their median reimbursement for 340B-priced drugs, along with numerous other financial disclosures, has failed to advance and has no chance of passage this year.

The

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Study Raises Questions About Using 340B Claim Modifiers to Implement Medicare Drug Price Negotiation and Inflation Rebate Provisions

In Federal, Regulatory, Research/ReportsFebruary 22, 2023704 Views

Tom Mirga

IQVIA questions whether 340B claims identifiers can be used successfully to implement the Inflation Reduction Act's Medicare drug price negotiation and drug inflation rebate provisions.

New research by drug industry contractor IQVIA questions whether claims identifiers can be used successfully to exclude 340B-purchased drugs from new Medicare drug inflation rebates or to protect manufacturers from paying both a new negotiated Medicare price and

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America’s Essential Hospitals Asks HHS to Swiftly Repay 340B Hospitals for Unlawful Medicare Drug Payment Cuts

In Federal, RegulatoryFebruary 22, 2023124 Views

Tom Mirga

America’s Essential Hospitals wants HHS “to swiftly remedy five years of unlawful drug reimbursement cuts to 340B hospitals under Medicare Part B.”

America’s Essential Hospitals asked U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra late last week “to swiftly remedy five years of unlawful drug reimbursement cuts to 340B
hospitals under Medicare Part B.”

“These cuts, and a delay in

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AHF: Addressing Syphilis Disparities in Franklin County, OH

In Sponsored Content, UncategorizedFebruary 22, 2023106 Views

Iowa Tries Again to End Alleged PBM Bias Against 340B Providers and Pharmacies

In Legislative, StateFebruary 22, 2023210 Views

Laura Gilcrest

Iowa lawmakers are debating legislation to bar pharmacy benefit managers and insurers from using alleged discriminatory practices against 340B covered entities and their contract pharmacies.

Identical bills have been introduced in the Iowa House and Senate to bar pharmacy benefit managers and insurers from using alleged discriminatory practices against 340B covered entities and their contract pharmacies, including reimbursing them at a lower rate

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J&J Announces Major Expansion of 340B Contract Pharmacy Limits; Pushback Is Likely

In Pharma IndustryFebruary 16, 20232360 Views

Tom Mirga

Johnson & Johnson is poised to become the first drug maker to place a condition on 340B sales and deliveries to covered entity in-house pharmacies.

Johnson & Johnson, the world’s biggest drug company, yesterday announced a major expansion of the drug industry’s campaign to set limits on 340B drug sales.

On March 7, it is poised to become the first drug maker to

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Connecticut’s Democratic Governor Wants Hospitals to Report 340B Earnings and Manufacturers to Resume 340B Pricing

In Legislative, StateFebruary 16, 2023549 Views

Tom Mirga

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont (D) included 340B hospital reporting requirements in a bill he submitted to lawmakers last week. It also would bar drug manufacturers from limiting use of 340B contract pharmacies and prohibit multiple forms of PBM discrimination against 340B entities.

Connecticut’s Democratic governor wants his state’s 340B hospitals to start filing annual reports disclosing their 340B drug revenues and summarizing how they use the money to benefit their communities. Health centers and other 340B grantee covered entities would

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Contract Pharmacies: An Integral 340B Component for 30 Years

In Sponsored ContentFebruary 16, 2023967 Views

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