May 20, 2015—More than 500 hospitals and health system chief executives are delivering a letter to the leaders of the U.S. House and Senate today expressing their "full support" for the 340B drug discount program and asking the congressional leaders "to protect and strengthen this vital lifeline for the community." … [Read more...]
State Medicaid Directors Issue 340B Policy Recommendations
Proposals address intersections between Medicaid and 340BMay 13, 2015—State Medicaid directors presented a wide-ranging set of 340B-related policy recommendations today to the federal agencies that oversee the 340B and Medicaid programs and the staffs of key congressional committees. … [Read more...]
HRSA Gives More Details About 340B Price Verification System
Describes workflow for drugmakers and providersMay 12, 2015—The Health Resources and Services Administration has revealed more details about the congressionally required system it is developing to calculate and verify 340B ceiling prices and then let participating healthcare providers see the prices on a secure website. … [Read more...]
340B Medicaid Exclusion File Updated
Some sites that carve in Medicaid patients were omitted inadvertentlyMay 12, 2015—The Health Resources and Services Administration has updated the current quarter's 340B Medicaid Exclusion File to correct the inadvertent omission of 418 covered entity sites when HRSA originally published the list in mid-March. … [Read more...]
Global Spending on Cancer Drugs Reached $100 Billion in 2014
Spending expected to keep rising up to 8 percent per year through 2018May 11, 2015—Global spending on cancer treatment and support medicines reached $100 billion in 2014, up from $75 billion five years earlier, the IMS Institute for Healthcare Informatics reports. … [Read more...]
340B Recertification for Title X Centers Starts This Week
Drugmakers have been asked to update their 340B database files by May 15May 11, 2015—Annual recertification of 340B eligibility Title X family planning clinics begins on May 13 and will end on June 10, according to a notice on the Health Resources and Services Administration Office of Pharmacy Affairs home page. … [Read more...]
HRSA Sends 340B Omnibus Guidance to OMB
Timing points to publication for notice and comment this summerMay 6, 2015—The Health Resources and Services Administration today sent its proposed 340B program omnibus guidelines to the White House Office of Management and Budget for review prior to publication in the Federal Register. … [Read more...]