340B Drug Pricing Program Compliance
Podcast: Chevron Deference: Is It Time for Change? - Diagnosing Health Care
K&L Gates Triage: 340B Update: CMS Finalizes 340B Program Reimbursement Cut on Part B Drugs
K&L Gates Triage: 340B Regulatory Update: CMS Proposal and Draft Executive Order Could Have Big Impact on 340B Program
K&L Gates Triage: 340B Eligibility - Hospital Covered Entities
Polsinelli Podcasts - Confusion to Clarity on the Future of the 340B Program
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
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
We’re back from the holidays with updates on 340B litigation to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country as we move into 2024. Each week we comb through the dockets of more than 50 340B...more
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
This weekly series provides brief summaries to help you stay in the know on how 340B cases are developing across the country. Each week we comb through the dockets on more than 40 340B cases to provide you with a quick...more
Biden Releases Federal Budget Proposal for 2022: On May 28, 2021, President Biden released the proposed budget for fiscal year 2022, which would increase health spending by 23%. The proposal urges Congress to enact drug...more
The Health Resources and Services Administration's (HRSA) Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) has created a COVID-19 Resources page on its website providing information for 340B drug pricing program stakeholders. In particular,...more
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
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
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
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
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
Federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) participating in the 340B Drug Pricing Program (the “340B Program”) are subject to audits by Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the drug manufacturers who...more
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
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
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
As part of its expanded authority resulting from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) is continuing its efforts to ensure compliance with 340B Drug...more
Recently, HRSA publicly announced the issuance of a final rule clarifying when 340B covered entities can purchase and distribute orphan drugs through the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Separately, HRSA quietly posted a report on...more
The 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program) continues to undergo a period of intense scrutiny and debate over how compliance with program rules is enforced. As previously reported in the May 30, 2012 edition of Foley’s Legal...more