In a move that will fundamentally change how the 340B Drug Pricing Program (“340B Program”) operates for a subset of medications, HRSA’s Office of Pharmacy Affairs (“OPA”) opted late last week to ...
The Trump administration is pushing significant changes to the healthcare status quo that it says will save money, improve oversight and make the $4.9 trillion sector more efficient. Many of the HHS’ ...
340B covered entities should carefully review the approved 340B rebate models and the 2026 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) Final Rule provisions on new CMS processes for identifying Medicare ...
Only a week after calling it quits on a court-halted pilot program, the Trump administration is already revving the engine on how it could test out a rebate model for the 340B Drug Discount program.
Drug companies are at it again. They will not relent in their multiyear campaign to dismantle the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Drug companies are at it again. They will not relent in their multiyear ...
Drugmakers have to continue paying hospitals upfront discounts for drugs in the 340B program — at least in the near term — after a federal court ruled late last week against major manufacturers that ...
A new report paints a stark picture of how a subset of large healthcare providers is drawing the lion’s share of 340B savings within a single state. The controversial drug discount program has been ...
Ryan Long, the co-author of a recent USC Schaeffer Center white paper on the 340B Drug Pricing Program, argues that meaningful reform requires shifting to a direct subsidy model based on need. The ...
A federal court recently blocked the Trump administration from moving forward with a proposed pilot program that could have saved patients, taxpayers and employers billions of dollars. But fortunately ...
Should preserving contract pharmacy arrangements be a policy priority when the evidence shows that many of these arrangements benefit large pharmacy chains and intermediaries as much—or more—than the ...
A new analysis from healthcare consulting firm Trilliant Health contains some grim news for people concerned about the plight of hospitals serving poorer and rural populations. On average, in 2024, ...