Lawmakers Introduce Bill Codifying 340B Providers’ Use of Contract Pharmacies to Dispense Discounted Drugs

340B Health Names New Board Chair Amid Federal Focus on Discounted Drug Program – MedLearn Publishing

Amid looming changes for the federal discounted drug program of the same name, 340B Health has named a new Board of Directors Chair for the organization representing more than 1,600 providers that participate in the program. The selection is Charlton Park (MBA, MHSM), Chief Financial Officer and Chief Analytics Officer for University of Utah Health – the only academic medical center in the Mountain West region, currently serving Utah and five su…

Lawmakers introduce bill codifying 340B providers’ use of contract pharmacies to dispense discounted drugs

Rep. Doris Matsui, D-Calif., and Sen. Peter Welch, D-Vt., today introduced the 340B Patients Act, AHA-supported legislation that would codify 340B providers' ability to use contract pharmacies to distribute 340B discounted drugs. The bill would clarify that manufacturers are required to offer 340B discount prices to covered entities regardless of the manner or location where the drug is dispensed. It would also ensure that manufacturers cannot p…

340B PATIENTS Act Reintroduction Expected Soon, Hospital Trade Group Challenges Drug Industry Criticisms - 340B Report

The leader of a major 340B hospital trade group heralded the forthcoming reintroduction of a federal bill that would codify providers’ ability to use contract pharmacies to dispense 340B discounted drugs as she urged program advocates to work together against efforts to undercut the drug pricing program Monday.