Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon Visits AIDS Care Group Clinic
Earlier this month, Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) toured the clinic of RWC-340B member AIDS Care Group (ACG), located in Chester, PA. During Rep. Scanlon’s visit, the ACG team discussed…
New All-Agency Executive Orders May Undermine 340B Guidance
On October 9, 2019, the White House issued two executive orders with potential implications on HRSA’s ability to enforce its sub-regulatory guidance, including its patient definition, against covered entities. In…
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…
HHS Secretary Alex Azar Visits Damien Center
On August 2, 2019, HHS Secretary Alex Azar, CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield, and Assistant to the President and Director of the White House Domestic Policy Council Joe Grogan, joined Indiana state…
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…