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No Surprise: 340B Audits Are on the Rise!

While audits are part of doing business in the ordinary course, businesses are generally less than eager to open the books. And the same is true when it comes to the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Audits are now making the list...more

Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP

340B Hospitals Sue HRSA for Authorizing Audits of 340B Records

On July 24, two hospitals that participate in the Section 340B drug discount program—Oregon Health & Science University and Maine General Medical Center—filed separate lawsuits against the Health Resources and Services...more

Bass, Berry & Sims PLC

Court Guts 340B Program “Patient” Definition, Opening Door to More 340B Use

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On November 3, a federal district court issued a monumental decision endorsing an expansive view of who is a “patient” of a 340B program covered entity eligible to receive a 340B drug. In Genesis Healthcare, Inc. v. Becerra,...more

American Conference Institute (ACI)

[Event] 17th Annual “BIG FOUR” Pharmaceutical Pricing Boot Camp - May 1st - 2nd, New York, NY

Establish firm footing in the world of government contracting with this advanced course of study in Big Four pharmaceutical purchasing. ACI’s Big Four Pharmaceutical Pricing Boot Camp will introduce and reinforce core...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Holland & Knight Health Dose: January 31, 2023

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Holland & Knight Health Dose is an in-depth weekly dose of legislative and regulatory insights to keep stakeholders abreast of happenings in Washington, D.C., impacting the health sector.  This week's topics include:...more

McDermott Will & Emery

GAO Recommends CMS, HRSA Improve 340B Duplicate Discount Oversight

On January 27, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report concluding that the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has provided limited oversight of the 340B and Medicaid Drug Rebate Programs,...more

Baker Donelson

A Flurry of Recent Activity Highlights Continued Interest in 340B Program Oversight

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Four separate government releases coming over a three-week period have once again highlighted the intense interest in the 340B drug pricing program, with a federal agency and two government watchdog groups issuing guidance...more

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K&L Gates Triage: Recent Developments Impacting Drug Pricing and the 340B Program: Part 2

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In Part Two of this two-part series on recent developments in pharmacy law and the 340B drug pricing program, Richard Church and Ryan Severson discuss several recent developments related to the 340B drug pricing program,...more

Baker Donelson

HRSA Guidance Updates Suggest Tightening of 340B Covered Entity Repayment Rules

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Over the past several months, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has issued a number of guidance updates related to the agency's expectations for health care providers participating in the 340B drug...more

McCarter & English, LLP

340B Drug Discounts: Potential HRSA Policy Shift May Limit Eligibility for Preferred Pricing

The 340B drug pricing program requires drug makers to offer covered outpatient drugs to safety net hospitals and certain other designated healthcare providers at discounted prices. A potential shift in how the governing...more

BakerHostetler

Increased Scrutiny of Drug Pricing What Should Pharmaceutical Companies Know

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As U.S. spending on pharmaceuticals continues to rise, reaching $373.9 billion in 2014, government scrutiny of drug pricing practices has increased in response. Early last year, the U.S. Department of Health and Human...more

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HHS Issues Proposed 340B Program Omnibus Guidance: Five Things to Watch

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The 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program), established by Section 602 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, is administered by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of HHS. The 340B Program requires...more

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340B Guidance: Eight Key Points Covered Entities Should Consider

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On August 27, 2015, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), released the 340B Drug Pricing Program Omnibus Guidance (Guidance). Referred to...more

King & Spalding

HRSA Publishes Proposed 340B Drug Pricing Program Omnibus Guidance - Comments Due to HRSA on or before Tuesday, October 27, 2015

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On Friday, August 28, 2015, the Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA” or “the Agency”) published in the Federal Register Notice of its proposed “omnibus” or “mega” guidance (“Proposed Guidance”) regarding...more

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