The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program, which requires pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in Medicaid to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to healthcare organizations that care for ...
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’ ...
When the 340B drug pricing program was established in 1992, Congress intended for the program to help low-income and uninsured patients with their prescription drugs. The pharmaceutical companies ...
In a letter last week, Johnson & Johnson informed certain hospitals of a major change it plans to make in the way it gives out discounts on two drugs. The company has found itself in opposition to ...
HRSA is piloting a back-end rebate model despite CEs and numerous trade associations having raised significant legal, administrative and financial concerns with shifting a discount program to a rebate ...
On July 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) proposed rule, which includes proposals related to identification of Medicare ...
The 340B drug discount program incentivizes hospitals to purchase outpatient clinics and prescribe more and higher-cost drugs — behaviors that tend to increase costs for the federal government and ...
Jeff Davis, a partner in the Washington, D.C., law office of Bass, Berry & Sims, advises healthcare organizations on Medicare and Medicaid billing and reimbursement issues, with a special focus on the ...
If HHS’ 340B rebate model pilot proceeds as planned, more than 2,700 U.S. hospitals will collectively be saddled with approximately $400 million in operational costs and 11.2 million labor burden ...
More than three decades ago, Congress created the 340B program to help safety-net hospitals and clinics expand resources and care for underserved communities. By requiring pharmaceutical companies to ...
Rural hospitals and community health centers are lifelines to the communities they serve. They keep small towns healthy and well, both physically and economically. In New Hampshire alone, hospitals ...
Drugmaker Johnson and Johnson is suing the Department of Health and Human Services and the Health Resources and Services Administration for blocking its new 340B rebate model, and is seeking to verify ...