Big Changes Expected for 340B and Other Drug Programs
After years of playing defense, 340B program advocates are cautiously optimistic that the Democratic tidal wave that has swept Washington will result in significant changes to the 340B program. Read more
 

Medicaid Patients Face Higher Cost-Sharing Expenses
Medicaid patients will soon face higher cost-sharing obligations under new federally mandated changes - increases that could dwarf existing co-pays and cause hardship for patients and providers. Read more
 

NDC Lawsuit Moves Forward as Hospitals Struggle
The government has asked a federal court to dismiss the lawsuit that Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access and one of its members filed in August to stop what they allege is a costly and burdensome drug code reporting mandate. Read more
 

10 Burning Questions about Medicare Part B
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services wants answers to 10 questions about the 340B program, buried in regulations for implementing 2009 Medicare reimbursement rates. Read more
 

Sharley Chen Files Last Quarterly Report
Jimmy Mitchell had some words of caution for Sharley Chen when she started her new job at the Office of Pharmacy Affairs five years ago. "Your job is to fix everything," he told his new database manager. Read more
 

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