On July 11, the U.S. House Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year (FY) 2022 appropriations bill (the “Bill”) and accompanying report for the Department of Labor, HHS, Education, and Related…
On Friday, July 9, Reps. David B. McKinley (R-WV) and Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) introduced the Preserving Rules Ordered for the Entities Covered Through (PROTECT) 340B Act (H.R. 4390), which seeks…
As expected, on June 21, the Secretary of HHS appointed Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Board members. ADR Board members are government representatives (not private stakeholders) from three government agencies: HHS…
The Powers team was informed today that the Secretary of HHS has signed a memorandum appointing members to the 340B Alternative Dispute Resolution Board (ADR Board). Appointment of ADR Board…
Yesterday, HRSA Acting Administrator Diana Espinosa sent letters to Eli Lilly, AstraZeneca, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, and United Therapeutics making clear to the manufacturers that their restrictions on access to…
Washington, D.C. – On November 23, 2020, Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access (RWC-340B) and five 340B providers filed a motion in the United States District Court for the District…
Earlier this week a third drug manufacturer, Novartis Pharmaceuticals, sent letters to 340B covered entities with contract pharmacy arrangements stating that beginning October 1, 2020, covered entities will be required…
Today, Astra-Zeneca joined other manufacturers in announcing that it would no longer honor all contract pharmacy arrangements. Astra-Zeneca sent letters to 340B covered entities informing them that, effective October 1,…
Following a recent announcement by drug manufacturer Merck, Sanofi recently sent letters to 340B covered entities with contract pharmacy arrangements to request that they participate in a new web-based platform, 340B…
Merck Requests That Covered Entities Submit Contract Pharmacy Claims to 340B ESP Drug manufacturer Merck recently sent letters to 340B covered entities with contract pharmacy arrangements to request that they…