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The 20 Key Moments in the 340B Program's 30-Year History

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After a protracted effort, the hospitals did start to benefit and were eventually added as a covered entity when the 340B program was amended in 2010 as part of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). 2010: Congress passed, and President Barack Obama signed the ACA, which includes a host of 340B provisions.

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The Inflation Reduction Act: The Impact of Medicare Negotiation of Prescription Drug Prices on Hospitals and Health Systems

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Ken Perez Vice President of Healthcare Policy and Government Affairs, Omnicell In August, H.R. ” While its climate change provisions captured top billing, the IRA is also arguably the most impactful health legislation since the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. .” ” Sen. John Barrasso (R-Wyo.)

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A New Administration = A New Era of 340B Program Guidance  

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HRSA’s supposed lack of authority to enforce its 340B guidance—its 1996 and 2010 contract pharmacy guidance in particular—is central to the recent debate over the contract pharmacy program. Those efforts have been rebuffed, largely due to concerns from the 340B covered entity community.

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How a Democrat-Controlled Senate Could Impact the Biden Administration's COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout

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Ken Perez VP of Healthcare Policy Omnicell The Democrats’ recent sweep of the United States Senate Georgia runoff elections means the Democrats will control both chambers of Congress as well as the White House for the first time since 2010.