Drug Discount Monitor

January 2012 Headlines

CMS Publishes Long-Awaited Medicaid AMP Proposed Rule

January 30, 2012 - 202-page document includes multiple references to 340B program. Read more

Apexus Gives $250K Grant to Patient Safety Initiative Backers

January 26, 2012 - 340B prime vendor contractor hopes to encourage more donations to PSPC Alliance. Read more

More Americans Lacked Health Coverage in 2011

January 25, 2012 - Young adults were the only major demographic to buck the trend, Gallup study finds. Read more

Will 340B Orphan Drug Final Rule Come Out in May?

January 24, 2012 - Projected timing of release appears in HHS regulatory agenda. Read more

OPA Begins Auditing 340B Providers

January 20, 2012 - Number and types of entities chosen for review is unclear. Read more

OPA Gives 340B Hospitals a Head's Up About Recertification

January 19, 2012 - Email reminds officials that failure to comply will lead to dismissal. Read more

AIDS Drug Assistance Programs Growing More Reliant on 340B and Voluntary Rebates

January 13, 2012 - Dependence on 340B and supplemental rebates rises as government share of aid wanes. Read more

Reform-Driven 340B Expansion Has Slowed Considerably

January 11, 2012 - Only 66 sites were added this quarter, about half the number in Q4 2011. Read more

N.Y. 340B Providers Concerned About Rule on Billing Claims to Medicaid Managed Care

January 11, 2012 - "Impossible" requirement will force many to forgo drug discounts, they say. Read more