On Friday, July 24, President Donald Trump signed four Executive Orders designed to lower the cost of prescription drugs. This alert will focus on three Orders that could impact 340B…
Washington, D.C. – Shannon Stephenson, president of RWC-340B, said, “The White House Executive Orders related to 340B set a very dangerous precedent at the worst time, when safety net providers…
The COVID-19 pandemic has created an increased need for the use of telehealth services. Powers has received several questions from Ryan White clinics about whether a prescription for a patient…
On February 10, 2020, the White House released the Administration’s budget proposal for Fiscal Year (FY) 2021, A Budget For America’s Future. This document summarizes the President’s recommendations for funding…
On October 9, 2019, the White House issued two executive orders with potential implications on HRSA’s ability to enforce its sub-regulatory guidance, including its patient definition, against covered entities. In…
In a significant reversal of course, on Thursday, July 11, the White House announced that it was withdrawing a proposed rule by the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office…
The Trump administration’s fiscal year (FY) 2020 budget request, released on Monday, February 11, includes potentially harmful changes to the 340B program, increased funding for HIV/AIDS (although at the expense…
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently raised the thresholds for two categories of procurements – micro-purchases and small purchases – that impose the least restrictive procurement…
On February 9, 2018 the White House Council of Economic Advisors issued a White Paper on “Reforming Biopharmaceutical Pricing at Home and Abroad.” The White Paper identified the 340B program…
President Trump’s 2019 budget request, released on February 12, 2018, included several provisions related to the 340B program. The proposed budget requires all 340B covered entities to report on use…