Hospitals’ forced makeover

On October 26, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice to “inform and remind” 340B Program covered entities that to be considered eligible for the 340B program, an off-site outpatient facility of a covered entity (commonly referred to as a “child site”) must be reimbursable on the covered entity’s most recently filed Medicare cost report (MCR) and listed in the Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (OPAIS) as a child site of the covered entity.

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Drug discount program is exploiting poor patients while corporate giants profit

On October 26, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice to “inform and remind” 340B Program covered entities that to be considered eligible for the 340B program, an off-site outpatient facility of a covered entity (commonly referred to as a “child site”) must be reimbursable on the covered entity’s most recently filed Medicare cost report (MCR) and listed in the Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (OPAIS) as a child site of the covered entity.

By |2024-04-26T09:03:57-04:00April 26th, 2024|Latest News|0 Comments

Big Pharma and pharmacy benefit managers sued for insulin price-fixing

On October 26, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice to “inform and remind” 340B Program covered entities that to be considered eligible for the 340B program, an off-site outpatient facility of a covered entity (commonly referred to as a “child site”) must be reimbursable on the covered entity’s most recently filed Medicare cost report (MCR) and listed in the Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (OPAIS) as a child site of the covered entity.

By |2024-04-26T09:02:43-04:00April 26th, 2024|Latest News|0 Comments

Walgreens is opening a new pharmacy for cell and gene therapies

On October 26, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice to “inform and remind” 340B Program covered entities that to be considered eligible for the 340B program, an off-site outpatient facility of a covered entity (commonly referred to as a “child site”) must be reimbursable on the covered entity’s most recently filed Medicare cost report (MCR) and listed in the Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (OPAIS) as a child site of the covered entity.

By |2024-04-26T09:01:06-04:00April 26th, 2024|Latest News|0 Comments

Study: Health care costs driven higher by lax FTC hospital antitrust enforcement

On October 26, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice to “inform and remind” 340B Program covered entities that to be considered eligible for the 340B program, an off-site outpatient facility of a covered entity (commonly referred to as a “child site”) must be reimbursable on the covered entity’s most recently filed Medicare cost report (MCR) and listed in the Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (OPAIS) as a child site of the covered entity.

By |2024-04-25T08:42:00-04:00April 25th, 2024|Latest News|0 Comments

Independents Outshine PBMs in Manufacturers’ Exclusive Specialty Pharmacy Networks

On October 26, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice to “inform and remind” 340B Program covered entities that to be considered eligible for the 340B program, an off-site outpatient facility of a covered entity (commonly referred to as a “child site”) must be reimbursable on the covered entity’s most recently filed Medicare cost report (MCR) and listed in the Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (OPAIS) as a child site of the covered entity.

By |2024-04-25T08:40:13-04:00April 25th, 2024|Latest News|0 Comments

BREAKING: FTC Votes 3 to 2 to in Favor of Issuing Proposed Final Rule That Would Ban Most Employment Related Non-Competes

On October 26, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice to “inform and remind” 340B Program covered entities that to be considered eligible for the 340B program, an off-site outpatient facility of a covered entity (commonly referred to as a “child site”) must be reimbursable on the covered entity’s most recently filed Medicare cost report (MCR) and listed in the Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (OPAIS) as a child site of the covered entity.

By |2024-04-25T08:38:40-04:00April 25th, 2024|Latest News|0 Comments

GOP jumps on chance to bash Biden on Medicare

On October 26, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice to “inform and remind” 340B Program covered entities that to be considered eligible for the 340B program, an off-site outpatient facility of a covered entity (commonly referred to as a “child site”) must be reimbursable on the covered entity’s most recently filed Medicare cost report (MCR) and listed in the Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (OPAIS) as a child site of the covered entity.

By |2024-04-25T08:37:48-04:00April 25th, 2024|Latest News|0 Comments

State bill aims to protect local pharmacies with tougher oversight of pharmacy benefit managers

On October 26, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice to “inform and remind” 340B Program covered entities that to be considered eligible for the 340B program, an off-site outpatient facility of a covered entity (commonly referred to as a “child site”) must be reimbursable on the covered entity’s most recently filed Medicare cost report (MCR) and listed in the Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (OPAIS) as a child site of the covered entity.

By |2024-04-25T08:34:58-04:00April 25th, 2024|Latest News|0 Comments

Walgreens bets on expanded specialty drug business

On October 26, 2023, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued a Notice to “inform and remind” 340B Program covered entities that to be considered eligible for the 340B program, an off-site outpatient facility of a covered entity (commonly referred to as a “child site”) must be reimbursable on the covered entity’s most recently filed Medicare cost report (MCR) and listed in the Office of Pharmacy Affairs Information System (OPAIS) as a child site of the covered entity.

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