Polsinelli Podcasts - Confusion to Clarity on the Future of the 340B Program
On March 3, 2025, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) announced a new policy to reverse course on certain public notice and comment procedures. This marks a significant change to a process in place for...more
The upcoming election, and the approaching end of the President’s four-year term, introduce additional dynamics into the agencies’ rulemaking process and even the guidance process. From now through the November election, the...more
On November 3, 2023, the US District Court for the District of South Carolina issued a landmark order in Genesis Health Care, Inc. v. Becerra, a case analyzing the definition of a “patient” under the 340B Program Statute. The...more
On Friday, November 3, 2023, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina issued a long-awaited decision in Genesis Health Care, Inc. v. Becerra—a case dating back to 2017 contesting HRSA’s definition of...more
The 340B program requires drug manufacturers to offer outpatient pharmaceuticals to statutorily defined covered entities (including certain hospitals and certain federal grantees, such as federally qualified health centers)...more
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published a notice of proposed rulemaking impacting the 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program) on June...more
The agency that oversees the 340B Drug Discount Program (340B program) is seeking review by the White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) of a proposed rule that would use civil monetary penalties to enforce ceiling...more
In very broad terms, the 340B program allows some safety-net health care providers to provide qualifying patients with affordable prescription drugs. In January, the Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) of the Health Resources...more
On Thursday, HRSA formally withdrew its much-anticipated 340B Mega-Reg from the rulemaking process, effectively abandoning its effort to overhaul existing 340B program guidance through new regulations. Commander Krista...more
On October 9, 2014, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) filed a complaint (the October 9 Complaint) against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Health Resources and Services...more
On May 23, Judge Contreras of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (DC District Court) ruled that the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) did not have the statutory authority to promulgate its...more