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The latest from 340B Report: House Committee Clears Telehealth Medicare Extension Bill with PBM 340B Provision - https://lnkd.in/enyf4Q6E Missouri House Committees Advance 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill as Legislative Session Nears End - https://lnkd.in/e5yq8aqu Spring Cleaning of Your 340B Program - https://lnkd.in/ew7tZYAa IRA Draft Guidance Leaves 340B Details Unclear - https://lnkd.in/e5amfYib U.S. Drug Spending Increased 14 Percent in 2023; Clinic, Hospital Trends Diverge - https://lnkd.in/eAXtZF7J NC Treasurer Report Suggests 340B Hospitals Overcharged State Health Plan, Hospitals Pan the Findings - https://lnkd.in/ecGCia6B 340B Hospital Groups Ask MedPAC to Oppose Part B Rate Cut - https://lnkd.in/eFkZgj_f 340B Webinar – It’s a Risky Business: Risk Mitigation and 340B Program Compliance - https://lnkd.in/eRj6zWcd To get full access to 340B Report news reporting and analysis, visit https://lnkd.in/gJd7qNyg #340B #pharmacy #drugpricing #hospitals #contractpharmacy

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340B Hospitals Should Consider Internal Pharmacies, Selective Contracting, Says Consulting Group - https://lnkd.in/e6Y6hv8e Hospitals in the 340B program should respond to increasing drugmaker contract pharmacy restrictions by opening their own pharmacies or selectively [...] #340B

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Reason #9 any proposed #340B legislation should not include geographic restrictions = #specialtypharmacy Specialty Pharmacy geographic restrictions will hinder access for patients reduce the ability to generate margin as a 340B Covered Entity by essentially blocking community health centers from the predominant distribution method of specialty drugs. The Specialty Pharmacy Market is dominated by 6 national providers. 75% of all specialty medications are dispensed by pharmacies that patients are often incentivized or required to use because of their benefit design. These specialty pharmacies are also most likely to have access to drugs not available to all pharmacies and have built infrastructure that provides enhanced care for patients suffering from complicated disease states. Restricting the ability of #FQHCS to contract with the specialty pharmacies that are most likely to provide service to patients will undermine community health centers’ ability to ensure their patients have the medications they need and will unnecessarily reduce their ability to support their mission. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSAgov), HHS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) PhRMA #340B #CoveredEntities Advocates for Community Health

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#CMS asserts more centralized control over all states’ #MedicaidManagedCare programs through new rule-making. It’s a long timeline but there’s more important #HealthcareReform on the margins especially with respect to #quality measurement & reporting along with better tools for member choice of plans. #Medicaid #CHIP #HealthEquity #PrimaryCare #PublicPrivatePartnership #PublicPrivatePartnerships #healthcarequality

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This Week In Drug Pricing: CMS publishes first-ever, lower negotiated prices which promise substantial savings for patients on Medicare and P4AD patient advocates and allies celebrate the second anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act. Read more in Week in Review: https://lnkd.in/ehSAm2Px

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