Federal 340B Rebate Pilot Set for January 1 Could Change How Safety-Net Hospitals Fund Patient Programs

Senate bill pitches reforms for drug pricing program supporting underserved patients, safety net providers

Photo illustration of prescription medicine in bottles. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)After years of bipartisan deliberation, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has introduced legislation to strengthen and protect a federal drug pricing program.  Known as 340B, the program has helped Virginia hospitals and clinics and others nationwide care for underserved patients by requiring pharmaceutical companies offer prescription discounts to …

Kaine pitches reforms for drug pricing program supporting underserved patients, safety net providers

Photo illustration of prescription medicine in bottles. (Photo by Charlotte Rene Woods/Virginia Mercury)After years of bipartisan deliberation, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, D-Va., has introduced legislation to strengthen and protect a federal drug pricing program.  Known as 340B, the program has helped Virginia hospitals and clinics and others nationwide care for underserved patients by requiring pharmaceutical companies offer prescription discounts to …

Put patients first in 340B review

For generations, there have been millions of Americans who live shorter, sicker lives because our nation's healthcare system has not well served them. They have had less access to affordable, quality care and, consequently, fall victim at a disproportionate rate…

Federal 340B Rebate Pilot Set for January 1 Could Change How Safety-Net Hospitals Fund Patient Programs

HRSA revived its 340B rebate pilot for January 1, 2027. Here is how the payment change could affect safety-net hospital programs and patients.

Attorneys: HRSA’s New Rebate Pilot Legally Stronger, Lawsuit Still Likely

HRSA’s revised 340B rebate pilot unveiled last Friday appears more likely to withstand a legal challenge than the agency’s first [...] The post Attorneys: HRSA’s New Rebate Pilot Legally Stronger, Lawsuit Still Likely appeared first on 340B Report.

HHS Revives 340B Rebate Model Pilot

Table of ContentsWhat the HHS 340B Rebate Model Pilot Actually ProposesWhy the Original Version Was BlockedThe Public Comment Process Behind This HHS 340B Rebate Model PilotWhy HHS Says a Rebate Model Is NeededHow This HHS 340B Rebate Model Pilot Would WorkIts Connection to the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation ProgramNew Safeguards Within the Revised HHS 340B Rebate Model PilotManufacturer Accountability MeasuresHospital Groups’ Continued Opposit…