Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access’ Letter to the Energy and Commerce Committee
Our nation is winning the war against the HIV/AIDS epidemic in large part because of the hard work of RWCs and the support provided by the 340B program. Our 340B…
Draft Executive Order on Drug Prices
We received a copy of what we believe to be the Trump Administration’s draft executive order on drug prices that would direct HRSA to scale back the 340B Program. According…
HRSA Pledges to Work With Congress on 340B Legislation
As part of President Trump’s budget released today, HRSA submitted its budget justification that includes its pledge to “work with Congress to develop a legislative proposal to improve 340B Program…
Health Care Reform Legislation Next Steps Memo
Here is a Health Reform Legislation Next Steps Memo prepared by the Powers Legislative Group on next steps for health care reform legislation. Below is the Legislative Group’s summary of…
Senate HELP to Hold Hearing on Drug Spending
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee will hold a hearing “in the near future” on drug spending. A bipartisan group of senators who serve on the HELP…
Collins and Cassidy Announce Plans for 340B Legislation at Air 340B Summit
The Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B (AIR-340B) held a summit this past Tuesday focused on “reforming” the 340B program. Funded primarily by pharmaceutical companies and large oncology practices,…
House and Senate Appropriations Committees Bill
The House and Senate Appropriations Committees released a bill that would maintain funding for the 340B Program at $10.24 million through September. The bill proposes to cut funding for the…
New HRSA Administrator
The position of Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has been filled by Dr. George Sigounas, a professor and cancer researcher at East Carolina University Brody School…
Trump to Nominate 340B Critic to HHS Position
President Trump plans to nominate Stephen Parente, a health care economist at the University of Minnesota, for the position of Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation at the Department of…
Johnson & Johnson to Issue 340B Overcharge Refunds
A notice from Johnson & Johnson (J&J) was posted on the HRSA website stating that J&J will be issuing refunds to covered entities for overcharges on certain drugs sold between…