Tom Price Resigns as HHS Secretary
Tom Price announced his resignation as HHS Secretary on Friday amid criticism concerning his use of private jets funded by taxpayer dollars. The White House has named Don J. Wright,…
Congressional Letter Opposing Part B Cuts
Members of Congress have signed onto a bipartisan letter to CMS urging the agency to abandon its proposal to reduce Medicare Part B reimbursement for 340B drugs. 228 members of…
AIR340B Issues Statement Applauding E&C Probe
The Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B (AIR340B), a national advocacy group funded largely by the pharmaceutical industry, issued a statement applauding the House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman…
E&C Committee Sends Letters to Covered Entities
Last Friday, House Energy and Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden (R-OR) and Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Tim Murphy (R-PA) sent letters to twenty covered entities, including Ryan White clinics…
Recent GAO Report on 340B Program Oversight
The Government Accountability Office (GAO) submitted a report on 340B program oversight as part of its testimony during the House Energy and Commerce’s Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations hearing on…
AIR340B Senate Briefing Documents
Here is a copy of the materials that the Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B (AIR-340B) shared with attendees at its Hill briefing on July 17, 2017. AIR-340B continues…
CMS Proposes Lower Reimbursement for Medicare Part B 340B Drugs
On July 13, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, or CMS, released a proposal to reduce Medicare reimbursement for separately payable 340B drugs administered in hospitals from ASP +…
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…