September 12, 2014—The Health Resources and Services Administration has outlined the steps providers should follow to inform it when a "material breach" of 340B program compliance has occurred. … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2014
Hospitals Brief Capitol Hill Staff on 340B’s Importance
Bravo to the American Hospital Association for its briefing on Capitol Hill yesterday on how hospitals are using 340B savings to improve access to low-cost medications and provide quality care for vulnerable patients. Congressional staffers and members of the press heard from senior executives and pharmacy directors at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore; the University of … [Read more...]
Hospitals Travel to Capitol Hill to Promote 340B
At briefing for congressional staffers, they tell how discounts help them fulfill missionsSeptember 10, 2014— Officials from four hospitals traveled to Capitol Hill today to make the case for preserving what they say is the 340B program's historic mission of reducing safety-net providers drug costs so they can serve more patients and provide more comprehensive services. They spoke at a briefing for congressional staff members organized by the American Hospital … [Read more...]
Express Scripts Leaves AIR 340B
Global Healthy Living Foundation also is no longer listed as a memberSeptember 9, 2014—Express Scripts, the nation's largest pharmacy benefit manager, has withdrawn from the drug industry led Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B. … [Read more...]
Health Centers Will Recertify 340B Eligibility in February
In webinar, HRSA also discusses requirements centers must meet for initial registrationSeptember 8, 2014—The next 340B eligibility recertification period for federally qualified health centers and look-alikes will be in February 2015, Health Resources and Services Administration officials said during a webinar today. … [Read more...]
HRSA Audited 99 Health Care Providers for 340B Compliance in Fiscal 2014
Number of contract pharmacy locations audited more than doubled, to over 4,000September 8, 2014—The Health Resources and Services Administration audited 99 health care providers for compliance with 340B requirements in fiscal year 2014, encompassing more than 1,470 offsite outpatient facilities and more than 4,000 contract pharmacy locations, a HRSA spokesperson said today. … [Read more...]
CMS Sees Drug Spending Outpacing Overall Health Spending in Coming Years
Also, Part D premiums are holding steady, but for how long?September 5, 2014—Prescription drug spending growth is expected to accelerate from 3.3 percent in 2013 to 6.8 percent this year, primarily due to greater drug utilization by the newly insured and those who have switched to more generous insurance plans under the Affordable Care Act's coverage expansions, according to federal health expenditure projections published this week by … [Read more...]