There is much that is unknown, misunderstood, and even misconstrued about health center pharmacy programs and the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
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Speaking Out in Defense of the 340B Drug Discount Program
Community Health Centers are on the frontlines of the pandemic providing comprehensive care and helping prevent emergency rooms from becoming overwhelmed. Yet, recent actions by some drug companies threaten a federal drug discount program called 340B that is critical to health centers. Health centers, primary care associations, and pharmacists joined a recent Twitter chat co-hosted …
House Subcommittee Focuses on the 340B Program
While other health care related issues have certainly taken up much of the space on Congress’ agenda over the past year, the 340B program can be added to the list of issues at which Congress has taken a closer look at over the past several months. A case in point is the House Energy and Commerce …
Congress Increasing Scrutiny, Oversight of 340B
The 340B Drug Discount Program might sound like an obscure health policy issue to most people, but those in the Health Center movement know that it is an essential source of support, allowing Health Centers to stretch increasingly scare federal resources and reinvest in patient care. Over the years, 340B has received increased scrutiny from …
HRSA Webinar on Annual Recertification for 340B Covered Entities
We wanted to let you know about an upcoming webinar with HRSA’s Office of Pharmacy Affairs on the annual 340B Recertification Process. Please see the details of the webinar below. Should you have any questions about the webinar or the recertification process, you can contact the Prime Vendor Program at 1-888-340-2787 or ApexusAnswers@340bpvp.com. The Health …
HRSA Announces Inclusion of 340B Compliance Questions in Operational Site Visit
In its Primary Health Care Digest dated October 22, 2014, BPHC announced that Operational Site Visits (OSV) conducted on or after October 1, 2014 for health centers that participate in the 340B Discount Drug Pricing Program will include a “brief assessment of compliance with 340B requirements.” According to HRSA, the OSV review team will assess …
Upcoming 340B Events
We have two exciting 340b Drug Discount Program learning opportunities that we wanted to share with you. As you know, the 340b Drug Discount Program is a very important program for community health centers and it is important for health centers to stay up to date on the latest policies and requirements to participate in …
HHS Office of Inspector General Report on 340B Contract Pharmacy
On February 5, 2014, the HHS Office of Inspector General (OIG) released a report on the 340B drug discount program and the use of contract pharmacies in that program. This report is the result of Congressional inquiry into the oversight of the 340B program, especially with the recent growth in the program. The report looked …
Important Webinar on 340B Recertification
Happy New Year! We wanted to make sure you were aware of a very important upcoming webinar on 340b recertification on January 22, 2013 at 1pm EST. HRSA’s Office of Pharmacy Affairs (the office that runs the 340B program) recently announced this webinar, which will cover all of the information health centers need to know …
340B University Comes to the NACHC CHI: No-Cost Continuing Education Opportunity
By Alex Sange, MPP, Federal Affairs Why 340B Matters Community health center patients rely on their local health centers each day to overcome challenges to accessing affordable health care – most are uninsured or underinsured, low income, and living in communities with few health care providers who will treat them. For many patients, their local …