SUMMARY: Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act (section 340B) and section 1927(a) of the Social Security Act (section 1927(a)) implement a drug pricing program in which manufacturers who sell covered outpatient drugs to covered entities must agree to charge a price that will not exceed an amount determined under a statutory formula. Section… Read more »
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Notice Regarding Section 602 of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 Definition of “Patient”
SUMMARY: Section 602 of Public Law 102-585, the “Veterans Health Care Act of 1992,” enacted Section 340B of the Public Health Service (PHS) Act “Limitation on Prices of Drugs Purchased by Covered Entities.” Section 340B provides that in order to obtain Medicaid reimbursement for its covered outpatient drugs, a manufacturer must sign a pharmaceutical pricing… Read more »
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Multiple Contract Pharmacy Federal Register Notice to publish on March 5, 2010
Update: Multiple Contract Pharmacy Federal Register Notice to publish on March 5, 2010. On March 5, 2010 the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) published a Notice in the Federal Register to finalize guidelines that clarify the requirements that must be met when utilizing contract pharmacy arrangements and will permit 340B Covered Entities to contract… Read more »
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