On May 28, representatives from three states introduced a federal bill to amend the 340B program by recognizing contract pharmacies, restricting pharmacy benefit managers and tightening eligibility ...
On March 17, 2026, the Ninth Circuit issued a unanimous decision in United States ex rel. Adventist Health Sys. of W. v. AbbVie Inc. allowing a ...
What does it mean to be a patient? For some, it means access to the best doctors and hospitals. For others, it means a courageous battle against a chronic, and perhaps incurable disease. And for many, ...
On March 3, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia (“Court”) issued a seismic ruling effectively vacating several components of Health Resources and Services Administration’s ...
When the 340B drug pricing program was established in 1992, Congress intended for the program to help low-income and uninsured patients with their prescription drugs. The pharmaceutical companies ...
The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program, which requires pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in Medicaid to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to healthcare organizations that care for ...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is expected to bring significant change to the healthcare industry, including the expansion of the Public Health Service Act Section 340B Program.
The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), the agency charged with administering 340B, sent letters to each company, now over 30, telling them they are violating program guidelines and the ...
The 340B Drug Pricing Program allows certain medical facilities to buy drugs at a discount to support care for low-income patients. Rhode Island's new law, Chapter 288, prevents drug makers from ...
There are no requirements that hospitals pass discounts on to any patients, let alone the underserved. | Opinion ...
Six drugmakers who have violated the 340B statute should immediately begin offering drugs at discounted prices to hospitals participating in the federal drug-pricing program, according to a letter ...
The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created to help a targeted group of safety net providers care for low-income and uninsured patients. First enacted as part of the Veterans Healthcare Act of 1992, ...