Senators to HHS: Start Enforcing 340B Manufacturer Penalties Rule

by Admin | October 31, 2017 1:38 pm

October 31, 2017—Thirteen U.S. Senators have asked the Department of Health and [1]Human Services to stop delaying enforcement of a 340B drug discount program[2] final rule to police drug manufacturer overcharging.

“HHS has conducted several rounds of public comment and had more than seven years to consider” the 340B ceiling price and manufacturer civil monetary penalties final regulation, the lawmakers said in an Oct. 27 letter[3] to Acting HHS Secretary Eric Hargan and Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator George Sigounas.

 
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  2. 340B drug discount program: https://youtu.be/mo1pvJPOfas
  3. an Oct. 27 letter: https://www.peters.senate.gov/download/letter-to-adminsitration-on-340b-cmp-rule-delay
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