340B Drug Pricing Program
“Congress should preserve the 340B Drug Pricing Program and protect patients and communities,” writes AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels in an AHA Stat blog post. He notes, “Every day, we see stories about the exorbitant costs of prescription drugs and the serious challenges they pose for…
Every day, we see stories about the exorbitant costs of prescription drugs and the serious challenges they pose for individuals and the entire health care system.
One program that has a 25-year track record of improving access to medications and health care services for people in vulnerable…
The Health Resources and Services Administration today delayed, in accordance with a recent White House memorandum, the effective date of its final rule on drug ceiling prices and civil monetary penalties for
The administration yesterday withdrew the Health Resources and Services Administration’s pending omnibus guidance for the 340B Drug Pricing Program. “We are pleased that the Administration chose not to finalize the Health Resources and Services Administration’s guidance, which, if enacted…
The Health Resources and Services Administration today released a final rule on drug ceiling prices and civil monetary penalties for manufacturers in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
The Health Resources and Services Administration’s proposed rule that would establish an administrative dispute resolution process for the 340B Drug Pricing Program “is an important first step for 340B hospitals and clinics that have been overcharged for drugs purchased through the program,” but…
Press Release
Hospital Data Show Skyrocketing Drug Prices
Contact:
Carly Sfregola, American Hospital Association (AHA), (202) 638-5487
Sean Brown, Federation of American Hospitals (FAH), (202) 624-1527
Tomorrow is the last day that hospitals can recertify for the 340B Drug Pricing Program. All 340B hospitals are required to recertify annually with the Health Resources and Services Administration to ensure they continue to meet 340B hospital eligibility requirements. To access a recent HRSA…
HRSA published in the Aug. 12 Federal Register a proposed rule implementing the Affordable Care Act provision requiring a binding administrative dispute resolution process for 340B Drug Pricing Program hospitals and clinics that claim they have been overcharged for drugs purchased through the…