OPA Reevaluates 340B Program Policies
340B Health reports that Capt. Krista Pedley, the Director of OPA, stated last week at the Medicaid Drug Rebate Conference that OPA is reevaluating its enforcement of 340B program guidance…
CMS To Survey Hospitals About Acquisition Costs for 340B Drugs
In a Federal Register notice issued yesterday, CMS announced that it intends to survey hospitals on their acquisition costs for covered outpatient drugs purchased under the 340B program. CMS stated in the…
CVS-Sentry Settlement Pending in Antitrust Lawsuit
This week, the U.S District Court for the Southern District of Florida granted a motion for stay which paused the lawsuit between Sentry Data Systems Inc. and CVS Pharmacy after…
CDC/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment Meeting – November 13 & 14
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)/HRSA Advisory Committee on HIV, Viral Hepatitis and STD Prevention and Treatment (CHAC) has scheduled a public meeting for November 13, 2019, 8:30…
Cempa Community Care Awarded Champions of Health Care Award
This week, RWC-340B member Cempa Community Care was awarded the Times Free Press Champions of Health Care – Community Outreach Award. Cempa is located in Chattanooga, Tennessee and offers a…
HRSA Voids Audit Findings Against FQHC Following Lawsuit
In June 2018, Genesis Health Care, Inc., an FQHC in South Carolina, filed a lawsuit challenging its removal from the 340B program. HRSA removed Genesis from the 340B program following…
HRSA to Collect Information Regarding Clients Receiving Non-Funded Outpatient Ambulatory Health Services
On July 9, 2019, HRSA issued an Information Collection Request (ICR) announcing that it would be embarking on a two year study entitled, “Assessing Care and Health Outcomes Among RWHAP…
Senate Finance Committee Approves Major Drug Pricing Bill
On Thursday, July 25, 2019, the Senate Finance Committee voted to approve a wide-ranging drug pricing bill, the Prescription Drug Pricing Reduction Act (PDPRA) of 2019. The bill seeks to…
Study Finds that Peer-to-Peer Connections Help Individuals with Unsuppressed HIV Get the Care Necessary to Achieve Viral-suppression
A study from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) and National Institute of Mental Health (both within the National Institutes of Health) found that peer-to-peer engagement helped…
Court Issues Final Order in 340B Reimbursement Lawsuit – HHS Appeals
On July 10, 2019, Judge Rudolph Contreras issued a memorandum opinion explaining his decision to issue a final order in the lawsuit challenging the nearly 30% reimbursement cut for Medicare…