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340B Insight

340B Insight provides members and supporters of 340B Health with timely updates and discussions about the 340B drug pricing program. The podcast helps listeners stay current with and learn more about 340B to help them serve their patients and communities and remain compliant. We publish new episodes twice a month, with news reports and in-depth interviews with leading health care practitioners, policy and legal experts, public policymakers, and our expert staff.

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16:44

Answering More of Your 340B Questions

340B Insight ·

2025/02/03

In what has become an annual tradition for the podcast, we consulted with 340B Health’s expert staff to answer our listeners’ most pressing 340B questions. As an uncertain and busy year starts for the world of 340B, we want to prepare you by covering your queries about the efforts by drug companies to impose 340B rebates, proposed federal and state legislation on 340B, how Inflation Reduction Act implementation will affect 340B, and more.340B Rebate Lawsuits Heat UpSo far, five drug

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24:59

What’s in the First State 340B Report in the Nation?

340B Insight ·

2025/01/21

A Minnesota requirement for covered entities to submit data on the costs they pay and the payments they receive for 340B drugs yielded its first annual report this past November. Today’s guest, Minnesota Hospital Association Director of State Government Relations Danny Ackert, tells us why the report’s findings don’t tell the whole story.The Context for the Dollars The first Minnesota report concluded that covered entities received a net of $630 million in payments for 340B drugs in 2023

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21:12

The Fight Over Rebates Heats Up

340B Insight ·

2024/12/16

Earlier this year, the Health Resources & Services Administration took a strong stance against drug giant Johnson & Johnson’s plan for a proposed 340B rebate model, but the fight over rebates is far from over. 340B Health President and CEO Maureen Testoni joins us to discuss how the company is taking the issue to federal court and how they are not the only drugmaker doing so.J&J Sues HRSA Over RebatesJ&J is arguing in court that HRSA lacks the authority to block a 340B

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22:39

What Does the GOP Trifecta Mean for 340B?

340B Insight ·

2024/11/25

What Does the GOP Trifecta Mean for 340B?In January, Republicans will achieve what’s known as a governing trifecta – taking control of the executive branch combined with GOP majorities in both the U.S. House and Senate. How will this new dynamic affect the 340B world? We discuss what is ahead with McDermott+ vice presidents Rodney Whitlock, a former Republican legislative staffer, and Debbie Curtis, a former Democratic legislative staffer.Capitol Hill Shakeups and New FacesSeveral 340B

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20:50

How 340B Funds an Innovative Program for Cancer...

340B Insight ·

2024/11/11

The focus of attention on cancer care most often goes to the curative treatments required to put cancer into remission, but what do cancer survivors need after that point to fully recover and lead their best possible lives? We discuss that question and how 340B can help answer it with guests Sarah Loschiavo and Ellen Morris-White, two nurse practitioners with UConn Health based in Farmington, Conn.Survivorship Care at a Crucial TimeUConn Health’s Cancer Survivorship Program is led by

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22:41

How 340B Is All About Health Equity

340B Insight ·

2024/10/28

The 340B drug pricing program is crucial for safety-net hospitals and other providers that care for patients in need, especially those whom traditionally have been underserved by the broader health system. We speak with Dr. Tony Jackson, assistant vice president for pharmacy services at Scripps Health in San Diego, for his views on why 340B is “all about health equity.”340B Helps Serve the UnderservedJackson stresses the variety of services and support that 340B funding enables at Scripps

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18:19

How Hospitals Won This Round in the 340B Rebate Fight

340B Insight ·

2024/10/15

Within the past few weeks, drugmaker Johnson & Johnson went head-to-head with 340B hospitals and the federal government over the company’s plan to stop paying upfront 340B discounts on two of its top-selling drugs. 340B Health Senior Counsel Amanda Nagrotsky joins us to explain how that conflict played out.HRSA Warns Johnson & Johnson of Strong Punitive ActionsIn letters to J&J, the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) warned the drugmaker that replacing 340B

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21:39

The Latest on 340B Rebates

340B Insight ·

2024/09/30

A renewed push by a drugmaker to fundamentally transform 340B has the potential to cause major problems for 340B hospitals if allowed to take effect. 340B Health President and CEO Maureen Testoni joins us to explain the controversial 340B rebate issue and to cover some of the other recent developments in the 340B world. A Plan To Replace Upfront Discounts With Rebates For years, drugmakers have been pushing unsuccessfully for approval to turn 340B from an upfront discount program into a

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15:18

How a 340B Direct Savings Plan Works for Hospitals

340B Insight ·

2024/09/09

The 340B drug pricing program is designed to give hospitals the flexibility to use their savings toward the types of patient care and support that their communities need the most. How does that work for hospitals that decide to use their access to 340B to provide the discounts directly to patients who cannot afford their drugs? Paul Orth, 340B program manager at University Health Kansas City Truman Medical Center, sits down with us to discuss how his health system’s direct drug savings

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17:26

How Must Hospitals Recertify Their 340B Eligibility?

340B Insight ·

2024/08/19

This marks the time of year when 340B hospitals complete the recertification process to maintain their eligibility for 340B. But why is this recertification needed, and what do hospitals need to know before undergoing recertification? Steven Miller, the vice president of pharmacy services for 340B Health, describes what is at stake when it comes to hospitals completing recertification every year. Failure to do so could take a hospital months to correct and cost it millions of dollars –

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15:46

What Role Can AI Play in 340B?

340B Insight ·

2024/08/05

Artificial intelligence is a hot topic in 2024. Discussions about AI in health care continue to grow, including about the potential for such technology to improve care and save lives. What role might AI play in the 340B world? We speak with WVU Medicine Enterprise 340B Program Coordinator Elizabeth Gibson to learn how one health system is exploring this potential.What Can a 340B “Bot” Do?Gibson’s team uses artificial intelligence to improve its 340B internal auditing processes. What they

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20:49

What Are the Keys To Enacting State 340B Protections?

340B Insight ·

2024/07/22

We have released several episodes in recent months in which we have discussed federal and state legislative efforts on 340B. But what does it take to get 340B protections through a state legislature and to the governor’s desk? In this episode, we speak with Ryan Cross, vice president of governmental affairs with Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System, based in Baton Rouge, La. This system operates 10 hospitals in Louisiana and Mississippi. Both states recently enacted contract

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16:49

States Make Big Moves With 340B Policy

340B Insight ·

2024/07/08

While significant 340B actions have happened at the federal level, state legislatures also have made big moves in the world of 340B so far this year. We are joined by Amanda Sellers Smith, 340B Health’s legal counsel, to explain more.More states ban drug company restrictions on 340B contract pharmaciesFollowing the lead of Arkansas and Louisiana, five additional states have enacted contract pharmacy protection laws so far this year. Some states enacted standalone contract pharmacy laws,

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20:46

A Key Federal Court Ruling on 340B

340B Insight ·

2024/06/24

The world of 340B has seen significant developments on the state and national levels in recent months. A second federal appeals court decision on 340B contract pharmacies came down in recent weeks, a new bill in Congress threatens to impose significant restrictions on hospital participation in 340B program, and more states move to protect covered entities from drugmaker restrictions. To understand these new developments, 340B Health President and CEO Maureen Testoni joins us to explain

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21:29

How To Navigate the 340B ADR Process

340B Insight ·

2024/06/03

The finalized 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) rule is set to go into effect on June 18 and will create a process to settle certain disputes between covered entities and drug manufacturers. But what should covered entities know about this process before it launches? Jason Reddish, a 340B expert with the Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville health care practice group, joins us to discuss.How the ADR is intended to workJason notes that the ADR will use a panel of government

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21:53

How 340B Savings Can Help Hospitals Take Their Care...

340B Insight ·

2024/05/13

Hospitals throughout the U.S. use their 340B savings in innovative ways to care for their patients in need. In some cases, they can take that care outside the walls of the hospital to meet patients where they learn, live, and play. We speak with Heather Armstrong with Comanche County Medical Center in central Texas to tell us how her health system invests 340B savings into innovative approaches to community care.Improving student health on campusSince the end of 2022, Comanche County

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19:41

The Potential of 340B Optimization

340B Insight ·

2024/04/29

340B savings can help hospitals and other covered entities better serve patients and improve their health outcomes. But how can these entities make the best use of 340B funds for their institutions? We sat down with Matt Webber, director of pharmacy business at Novant Health based in North Carolina, to learn more.340B optimization strategies One way that Novant Health optimized its 340B program was through a multidisciplinary team that includes data analysts and auditors. Matt says that

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21:51

New Federal and State Legislative Movement on 340B

340B Insight ·

2024/04/15

The 340B community has seen major activity on several fronts since the start of 2024 – the introduction of new legislation on Capitol Hill, movement on legislation in the states, and key developments in the courts. 340B Health President and CEO Maureen Testoni returns to the show to help us make sense of these developments and how they might affect stakeholders.Federal bills could help covered entities but also limit 340B’s scope One new bill introduced in the House of Representatives would

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22:34

How To Prevent 340B Duplicate Discounts

340B Insight ·

2024/03/25

One of the most important elements of 340B compliance is preventing duplicate discounts. Ensuring there are no duplicate discounts is high on the list of compliance concerns for covered entities, and it is one of the major items that 340B auditors look for. But how do these entities ensure they stay compliant? On this episode, we speak to Melissa Bruce, an ACE-certified compliance analyst for the 340B Programs Team at UNC Health in North Carolina, to learn more. Compliance factors can vary

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16:29

How Do 340B Child Site Eligibility Changes Affect...

340B Insight ·

2024/03/11

340B hospitals can register certain outpatient locations with the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) as 340B child sites, which allows them to use 340B drugs. HRSA recently announced some changes to how it had been determining this eligibility during the COVID-19 public health emergency. How have these changes affected 340B hospitals, particularly those that had planned new child sites under the previous policy? For the answers to this question and more, we spoke to Chuck

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