September 9, 2015—Krista Pedley, the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Officer in charge of the 340B drug discount program, has been promoted from Commander to Captain. … [Read more...]
Apexus Awarded HRSA’s Prime Vendor Contract
Group will continue to serve as the 340B Prime Vendor five more yearsSeptember 30, 2014—The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded a five-year contract to Apexus to continue to run the 340B Prime Vendor Program. … [Read more...]
HRSA Opens Bidding for 340B Prime Vendor Program
Agreement will be for five yearsJune 11, 2014—The Health Resources and Services Administration has posted its request for submissions to manage the 340B Prime Vendor Program. … [Read more...]
Drug Industry and Allies Call for Major 340B Changes at Summit
Hospitals reject meeting's premise that reform is direly neededJune 11, 2014—The 340B program should be reconfigured to directly benefit uninsured and otherwise needy patients instead of benefitting hospitals, several speakers said yesterday during a drug industry sponsored meeting on the drug discount program. Participants representing non-hospital 340B covered entities, however, cautioned against recasting 340B as a type of patient drug … [Read more...]
Study: Medicaid DSH Cuts Threaten Safety-Net Hospitals’ Financial Stability
Uncompensated care costs expected to rise sharply in spite of insurance expansionJune 6, 2014—Despite health care reform, safety-net hospitals' uncompensated care costs and Medicaid shortfalls will keep rising in California and in the states that do not expand Medicaid, a new study in Health Affairs finds. … [Read more...]
Big Decisions About 340B Await Burwell
Senate expected to confirm her nomination as HHS Secretary todayJune 5, 2014—Sylvia Mathews Burwell, whose nomination to be the next U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services is expected to be approved today, will have weighty decisions to make about the 340B program soon after taking office. … [Read more...]
HRSA Plans to Issue Two More 340B Regulations
Rules will apply to AIDS drug assistance programs and hemophilia treatment centersJune 3, 2014—The Health Resources and Services Administration plans in the coming months to issue two more proposed 340B program regulations on top of its comprehensive program rule currently slated for release in July. … [Read more...]