POTUS Pledges to Enforce 340B Program
President Joe Biden yesterday during a major speech on drug pricing reform applauded U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) for being “relentless in making sure” that the 340B statute “is actually…
President Trump Signs Executive Orders on Lowering Drug Prices – Potential Impact for 340B Safety-Net Providers
On Friday, July 24, President Donald Trump signed four Executive Orders designed to lower the cost of prescription drugs. This alert will focus on three Orders that could impact 340B…
Press Release: White House Executive Orders Undermine 340B Program
Washington, D.C. – Shannon Stephenson, president of RWC-340B, said, “The White House Executive Orders related to 340B set a very dangerous precedent at the worst time, when safety net providers…
340B and Telehealth/HHS Waivers
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an increased need for the use of telehealth services. Powers has received several questions from Ryan White clinics about whether a prescription for a patient…
Presidential Budget Proposes 340B Savings Usage Records, Covered Entity User Fees, and Expanded HRSA Authority
On February 10, 2020, the White House released the Administration’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, A Budget For America’s Future. This document summarizes the President’s recommendations for funding…
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…
White House Withdraws Proposed Medicare & Medicaid Rebate Rule Change
In a significant reversal of course, on Thursday, July 11, the White House announced that it was withdrawing a proposed rule by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office…
Trump Administration’s 2020 Budget Proposal – Significant Changes to 340B, Global HIV/AIDS Funding, and Medicare and Medicaid
The Trump administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget request, released on Monday, February 11, includes potentially harmful changes to the 340B program, increased funding for HIV/AIDS (although at the expense…
OMB Increases Thresholds for Grantee Micro-Purchases and Small Purchases
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently raised the thresholds for two categories of procurements – micro-purchases and small purchases – that impose the least restrictive procurement…
White House Council of Economic Advisors White Paper
On February 9, 2018 the White House Council of Economic Advisors issued a White Paper on “Reforming Biopharmaceutical Pricing at Home and Abroad.” The White Paper identified the 340B program…