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He 340B program requires drug manufacturers to offer outpatient pharmaceuticals to statutorily defined covered entities (including certain hospitals and certain federal...

Wednesday, July 7, 2021 Recent court decisions and the subsequent rescission of a key advisory opinion have left the status of contract pharmacy programs in continued flux. On 30 December 2020, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released Advisory Opinion 20-06 (the Advisory Opinion) stating that drug manufacturers are required to deliver drugs to contract pharmacies and charge no more than the 340B ceiling price. On 16 June 2021, the U.S. District Court for the District...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: On 17 May 2021, the Acting Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Diana Espinosa, sent letters to six pharmaceutical manufacturers stating that the manufacturers’ actions to limit access to 340B Program pricing for covered entities that dispense medications through contract pharmacies have resulted in overcharges and are in direct violation of the 340B statute. 1 The letters order the manufacturers...

Advertisement 340B Update: HRSA Issues Final Warning Letter to Pharmaceutical Manufacturers that Their Contract Pharmacy Actions Violate 340B Statute Wednesday, May 26, 2021 On 17 May 2021, the Acting Administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), Diana Espinosa, sent letters to six pharmaceutical manufacturers stating that the manufacturers’ actions to limit access to 340B Program pricing for covered entities that dispense medications through contract pha...