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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 pharmacies have resulted in overcharges and are in direct violation of the 340B statute.
1 The letters order the manufacturers to immediately begin offering 340B pricing to covered entities through their contract pharmacy arrangements or be subject to civil monetary penalties.
More Than 130 Healthcare Groups Express Support for Legislation Expanding Medicare Patients Access to Pharmacist Services
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WASHINGTON, May 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Today, more than 130 healthcare groups applauded the introduction of the Pharmacy and Medically Underserved Areas Enhancement Act (S. 1362, H.R. 2759), legislation that will ensure that Medicare beneficiaries in medically underserved areas have access to pharmacists primary care services.
In a letter sent to the bill s original sponsors Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA), Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Rep. G.K. Butterfield (D-NC), and Rep. David McKinley (R-WV) the healthcare groups, including rural health advocates, consumer groups, and pharmacy organizations, call for the removal of restrictions on seniors access to care.
Alison Brown
The Charles and Hazel Corts Award for Excellence in Teaching, presented annually for meritorious teaching to a professor who has been a member of the faculty for at least five years, went to Alison Brown for 2020-21.
Brown, a biology professor and an 18-year veteran of the department, was instrumental in establishing a $50,000 endowment from GlaxoSmithKline to provide scholarships for female biology and chemistry majors. She also led the effort to develop an articulation agreement between Wingate University and the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine, paving the way for graduates to pursue medical studies after graduation. Brown has mentored several students conducting research with her at the USDA Sheep Experiment Station in Idaho.
COVID-19 Caught Us All off Guard. Will Your Organization Be Ready the Next Time Chaos Strikes?
The pandemic threw us all for a loop. But Diana Hendel, PharmD, and Mark Goulston, MD, say there are plenty of other potential disruptions around the corner. Here are six ways to prepare.
Nashville, TN (April 2021) When COVID-19 shook our world to its foundations a year ago, organizations had to reinvent themselves overnight. Supply chains faltered, consumer behaviors shifted drastically, and workers either moved home or had to navigate a maze of safety protocols. Leaders and employees alike had to scramble to adapt to the “new normal” of work and life, and it was beyond stressful it moved us into trauma territory.