Op-ed by Prominent Community Leaders Highlights Severe Damage of New York’s Proposed Medicaid Carve-out

On March 23, an op-ed written by three prominent community leaders, Ms. Hazel Dukes, Rev Kirsten John Foy, and Rev Dr. Johnnie Green, was published in several outlets, including savenysafetynet.com and empirereportnetwork.com.  Their op-ed highlights the severe damage that will be inflicted on vulnerable communities resulting from the impending policy of the New York Department…

Bipartisan Group of Senators Reintroduce Bill to Protect Eligibility of 340B Hospitals During COVID-19 Pandemic

Last week, a bipartisan group of six senators, led by Senator John Thune (R-SD), reintroduced legislation (S. 773) that would allow disproportionate share hospital (DSH), children’s hospitals, and rural referral centers, or sole community hospitals to temporarily maintain 340B eligibility during the COVID-19 pandemic.  One of the requirements for these hospital types to participate in…

Indiana District Court Issues Order to Halt the 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution for Claims Against to Eli Lilly

On March 16, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Indiana issued an order granting Eli Lilly’s request for a preliminary injunction to halt the 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution Final Rule (ADR Rule).   The ADR Rule was issued to provide a binding and precedential way for 340B safety-net providers and manufacturers to…

340B Health Member Survey Shows How Hospitals Use 340B Savings to Support Care For Patients and Communities

On June 12 2019, 340B Health released their Annual 340B Health Member Survey Report for 2018.  This year’s survey garnered a record number of responses from our 340B Health members, especially those in rural areas. The annual survey takes a comprehensive look at hospitals’ 340B operations, including how 340B savings are being used to support…