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March 2010 Headlines

340B Providers Might Benefit From Closing of Medicaid Rebate "Loophole"

March 30, 2010 - Provision in health care reform bill is aimed at preventing potential reformulation of drugs to avoid paying rebates. Read more

Obama Set to Sign Health Reform Bill; 340B Inpatient Provision Not Restored

March 29, 2010 - Congress has completed action on a sweeping health care reform package without restoring the inpatient expansion of the 340B drug discount program included in earlier versions of the plan. Read more

House Passes Health Care Reform but Cuts 340B Inpatient Provision

March 22, 2010 - Major part of deal to expand program eliminated at the 11th hour to secure drug industry support. Read more

340B Providers, Industry Mull New Contract Pharmacy Guidelines

March 22, 2010 - Both sides win some, lose some under new HRSA rules due to take effect on April 5. Read more

House Health Care Reform Bill Includes Major Changes to 340B

March 18, 2010 - House Democratic leaders released what they hope is the final health care reform bill on March 18. The bill includes an expansion of 340B to new hospitals and many new enforcement and compliance rules. Read more

Obama Administration Takes Some of the Bite out of Medicare Part D Clawbacks

March 11, 2010 - The $4.3 billion reduction is expected to ease financial pressure on states. But whether that works to 340B participants' benefit remains to be seen. Read more

Utah Struggling to Extend 340B Pricing to More Disease-Management Programs

March 9, 2010 - Replicating the state's oft-cited drug-discount program for hemophiliacs is far from simple, state health officials tell lawmakers in a new report. Read more

GAO Weighs in on Group Purchasing Organizations' Value to Hospitals

March 4, 2010 - Congressional watchdog finds just one peer-reviewed study on topic. Study backs the groups' worth. Read more

Long-Awaited Contract Pharmacy Guidelines Published

March 4, 2010 - The long-awaited 340B multiple contract pharmacy guidelines have been issued by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and will be published in the March 5 Federal Register. Read more