Hospitals file lawsuit over drug companies refusal to give 340B discounts A growing number of drug companies have refused to provide discounts after an HHS decision to cut payments by 30% was upheld on appeal.
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Five hospital groups and an organization of hospital pharmacists representing participants in the 340B drug pricing program, have filed a federal lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services over what they call the department s failure to enforce program requirements that require drug companies to provide prescription drug discounts under the 340B program.
The groups also submitted a memo in support of a permanent injunction against current drug company practices.
Dec 14, 2020 - 03:18 PM
The AHA, joined by four other national hospital groups and hospital pharmacists representing participants in the 340B drug pricing program, Friday filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Health and Human Services over the department’s failure to enforce program requirements and halt drug company actions that undermine the program.
The groups are joined in the lawsuit by three 340B hospitals serving patient communities in need that have been harmed by the companies’ refusals to provide discounts on prescription drugs dispensed at community-based pharmacies, as required by the 340B program.
“The 340B program plays a critical role in helping eligible hospitals provide a wide range of comprehensive services and low-cost drugs to vulnerable patients and communities, many of which have been the hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic,” said AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack. “This lawsuit will require the department to take actions that we’v
UPDATE: Dec. 15, 2020: Twenty-eight states and the District of Columbia s attorneys general urged HHS to force drugmakers to comply with the 340B drug pricing program rules in a Monday letter.
Led by California Attorney General Xavier Becerra, President-elect Joe Biden s pick to lead HHS, the group alleges Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Sanofi, Novartis, Merck & Co., United Therapeutics and other pharmas have unlawfully refused to give discounts to covered entities.
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Six provider groups including the American Hospital Association on Friday filed a federal lawsuit against HHS, alleging the department failed to enforce 340B drug pricing program requirements and allowed actions from drug companies that undermined the program.
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