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One of the world’s biggest drug makers is suing the country’s smallest state. The argument is over a federal drug discount program ...
A somewhat obscure federal program designed to reduce drug prices for health providers is getting scrutiny from lawmakers this year, with many questioning whether those savings are being used ...
CMS proposed in July to expedite its payment reduction for some 340B items and services until it recoups $7.8 billion. Hospital systems are pushing back. To compensate for underpayments in the 340B ...
A bipartisan group of lawmakers has sent a letter to the Department of Health and Human Services, asking the agency to cancel ...
For-profit drug manufacturers want to change how the 340B Drug Pricing Program works, but going from upfront savings to back-end rebates will kill nonprofit health providers.
More than 160 lawmakers have urged the Trump administration to abandon a newly announced pilot program that would allow ...
The 340B drug pricing program is complicated. A clinic leader and a hospital said that’s making it easy for there to be misunderstandings about if the savings are being passed onto the patient.
The nonpartisan scorekeeper’s new report reinforces longstanding concerns about the 340B drug discount program, including ...
Whitehall Pharmacy LLC, operating as Doctor’s Orders Pharmacy, filed for Chapter 11 reorganization on July 21.
Most government support programs provide benefits directly to people, whether it is SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program), TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), or housing ...
In what is being touted as a significant win for pharmaceutical drug manufacturers, the DC Circuit affirmed on May 21, 2024 that Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act does not categorically ...