On February 2, 2024, the “gang of six”—a bipartisan group of six senators who have traditionally championed reforms to the 340B program 1 —introduced a discussion draft of a bill that would modify the ...
On October 26, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice to “inform and remind” 340B Program covered entities that to be considered eligible for the 340B program, ...
Senator calls on Congress to increase oversight of the 340B Drug Pricing Program by requiring participating providers to complete annual reports on program savings and revenues. If your health system ...
In May 2025, Gov. Jared Polis signed Senate Bill 71 into law, dramatically expanding Colorado’s participation in the 340B Drug Pricing Program by preventing any limitations on the number of pharmacies ...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is expected to bring significant change to the healthcare industry, including the expansion of the Public Health Service Act Section 340B Program.
The drug industry and hospitals have been butting heads over the future of a federal drug pricing program for more than a year, according to The Washington Post. Federal regulators may finalize ...
Hospitals are up in arms over new guidance issued by the Health Resources and Services Administration on Thursday that could restrict the eligibility of their outpatient clinics for drug discounts in ...
Congress needs to act to bring needed reforms into the 340B to make revenue from the drug pricing program more transparent and to ensure patients are benefiting from the discounts, according to a ...
The 340B drug pricing program is complicated. A clinic leader and a hospital said that’s making it easy for there to be misunderstandings about if the savings are being passed onto the patient.
The federal 340B program has become a thorn in the side of pharmaceutical companies, who point to the drug discount program’s sprawling growth amid what they contend is lack of oversight. After ...
In August, J&J informed disproportionate share hospitals, which care for a large number of vulnerable patients, that it would stop giving them upfront discounts on plaque psoriasis treatment Stelara ...
The 340B Drug Pricing Program was developed more than three decades ago to help improve access to medicines for vulnerable patients 4 via manufacturer discounts to specific nonprofit hospitals and ...