The End of a Wild Year for 340B: HHS Issues Advisory Opinion and New GAO Report Sheds Light on HRSA’s Enforcement Pullback

2020 was a tumultuous year for virtually everyone and everything, and the 340B Program was no exception. As we outlined in previous articles, many drug manufacturers have decided that the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Office of Pharmacy Affairs (“HRSA OPA”) guidance on contract pharmacy[1] arrangements is no longer binding. Accordingly, many drug manufacturers have … Continue Reading

GAO Report Suggests Increased Oversight of 340B Program

By Brenda Shafer and Richard Davis on February 3, 2020 Posted in Guidance, Legislation

On January 10, 2020, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report which “found weaknesses in the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) oversight [of the 340B Program] that may result in some hospitals receiving discounts for which they are not eligible.” The GAO report primarily focused on the extent to which HRSA is monitoring and reviewing nongovernmental … Continue Reading

340B Reform Legislation: Is Anything in the Offing?

By Alyce Katayama on March 31, 2015 Posted in Legislation

As readers of this blog already know, manufacturers and some legislators believe the 340B program has grown too large, suffers from mission creep and needs reform. They argue that the program’s purpose is simply to reduce drug costs for the uninsured and the indigent, nothing more. All three of the federal agencies with program oversight … Continue Reading