UPDATE: Jan. 8, 2025: The First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld the halt of the 340B rebate pilot on Wednesday, meaning the contentious payment experiment remains on hold as hospitals’ lawsuit seeking ...

When the 340B drug pricing program was established in 1992, Congress intended for the program to help low-income and uninsured patients with their prescription drugs. The pharmaceutical companies ...

The Trump administration is pushing significant changes to the healthcare status quo that it says will save money, improve oversight and make the $4.9 trillion sector more efficient. Many of the HHS’ ...

The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program, which requires pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in Medicaid to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to healthcare organizations that care for ...

In a letter last week, Johnson & Johnson informed certain hospitals of a major change it plans to make in the way it gives out discounts on two drugs. The company has found itself in opposition to ...

The rapid expansion of the federal 340B drug pricing program is significantly affecting Medicaid budgets, particularly in states where managed care plans oversee prescription drug benefits. New ...

Eli Lilly became the latest drug company to restrict sales of drugs discounted under the 340B program to contract pharmacies, escalating a war with hospitals. The company announced that starting Sept.

More than three decades ago, Congress created the 340B program to help safety-net hospitals and clinics expand resources and care for underserved communities. By requiring pharmaceutical companies to ...

Despite the rancor, there are many bipartisan opportunities for the divided 118 th Congress. Near the top of the to-do list should be reforming the well-intentioned, but poorly designed, 340B drug ...