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We’re 340Back! Review of Major Developments to the 340B Program

It’s been a roller coaster two years for the 340B Program, and we are now back to review some of the major developments and program changes during this time. On the highest level, despite a flurry of proposed legislative action, the 340B Program remains largely unchanged from where it stood prior to 2017. As covered … Continue Reading

Key Takeaway from 340B Conferences – Audits

Yep. Audits. They are happening. And, chances are, if your covered entity (“CE”) hasn’t experienced one yet, it is coming to you sometime soon. At both 340B University (hosted by Apexus, the prime vendor for the 340B Drug Pricing Program) and the 340B Coalition Conference (hosted by 340B Health) many CEs we interacted with had already experienced … Continue Reading

Comparing 340B University and the 340B Coalition Conference

Maybe it is just us, but we wanted to know whether we would get a different experience at 340B University versus the 340B Coalition Conference.  In some ways, these conferences could not have been more different. But, at the heart of it all, each had the same underlying education of stakeholders so that covered entities … Continue Reading

The Proposed 340B Drug Pricing Program Omnibus Guidelines Have Landed

It is official: The Health Resources and Services Administration (“HRSA”) has published the long-awaited “Mega Guidance.” The Proposed 340B Drug Pricing Program Omnibus Guidelines (“Guidelines”) were published in the Federal Register on August 28, 2015. Any comments must be submitted on or before October 27, 2015. The proposed Guidelines aim to “add clarity in the marketplace for all … Continue Reading

Near Miss on Congressional Overhaul of 340B Program

In just a matter of days, changes to the 340B Program were proposed and then withdrawn from H.R. 6, The 21st Century Cures Act. Had hospitals, health systems, and related lobbying groups not been closely watching the Act, the changes might have quietly gone through when the 21st Century Cures Act was unanimously passed out of Committee on May 21, 2015. The 21st Century Cures initiative, advanced by the House Energy … Continue Reading

The Message Is Clear from OPA Director Pedley

Covered entities should be constantly preparing for  audit.  That  was the message, loud and clear, from Office of Pharmacy Affairs Director, Cmdr. Krista Pedly, who spoke by webcast  at the recent Winter Conference of the 340B Coalition in San Francisco.  That preparation, she said, should include making use of the compliance tools available through Apexus … Continue Reading
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