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Data and Analytics: The Backbone of Pharmacy

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Archbold Medical Center is a thriving health system with four hospitals, three nursing homes, 540 beds, and thousands of patients. The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) identified 211 tracked drug shortages in 2010, the highest year on record. Our medication supply chain was strained more than ever before.

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

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Interestingly, the 340B law was actually included in a veterans healthcare bill (the Veterans Health Care Act) that also established a separate drug pricing program for veterans hospitals. It also raised the DSH payment cap for some rural and small urban hospitals to 12%. Hospitals sued the agency. However, the U.S

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A 340B advocacy group punching above its weight

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While the suits have some differences, they are both attempting to compel the department to protect the long-standing right to utilize the contract program, which HRSA first established in 1996 and expanded in 2010. RWC-340B was the first off the bat, filing its suit on Friday evening, October 9 th.

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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. .”

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A 340B Pricing Success Story and Recommendations for Improvement

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The OIG recommended these and included them in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010. The government only moved forward after hospital groups sued HRSA in 2018 over the ceiling price and CMP mandate and only after health centers and HIV and AIDS clinics sued over the ADR system.

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A 340B Pricing Success Story and Recommendations for Improvement

Omnicell

The OIG recommended these and included them in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010. The government only moved forward after hospital groups sued HRSA in 2018 over the ceiling price and CMP mandate and only after health centers and HIV and AIDS clinics sued over the ADR system.

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

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The ACA—which included 340B expansion to rural and cancer hospitals, orphan drug discount restrictions, and stronger drug pricing enforcement mechanisms—gave the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) some ability to issue regulations. In fact, every aspect of the 340B program was interpreted through guidance.