Give 340B Discounts to Contract Pharmacies, HHS Tells Pharma
Pharmaceutical companies must extend 340B discounts to contract pharmacies, the Department of Health and Human Services told the pharmaceutical industry at the end of 2020. Not so fast, the pharmaceutical industry has replied. Several pharmaceutical companies have indicated that they [...]
340B Discounts Apply to Contract Pharmacies, Too, HHS Says
Drug companies must provide 340B discounts on covered outpatient drugs even when 340B-eligible providers use contract pharmacies, the Department of Health and Human Services has said in an advisory opinion. Among other observations, the advisory opinion notes that the requirement [...]
Coronavirus Update for Wednesday, January 6
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday, January 6. Provider Relief Fund The Office of Management and Budget has issued guidance on how funds received through the Provider Relief Fund [...]
Congress Approves New GME Slots
The year-end federal COVID-19 relief bill brought changes to Medicare’s graduate medical education program. Among those changes: 200 new GME slots over the next five years additional federal funding for residency training – the first new funding for the program [...]
Coronavirus Update for Monday, January 4, 2021
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as of 2:30 p.m. on Monday, January 4. Provider Relief Fund HHS has updated its CARES Act Provider Relief Fund FAQ with six changes, all dated 12/28/2020. They can [...]
Coronavirus Update for Wednesday, December 23
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 23. Provider Relief Fund The Office of Management and Budget has issued guidance on how funds received through the Provider Relief Fund should [...]
Coronavirus Update for Friday, December 18
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 3:30 p.m. on Friday, December 18. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has issued an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period that establishes a New COVID-19 Treatments [...]
Coronavirus Update for Thursday, December 17
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 3:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 17. CDC Webinar on Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna Vaccines The CDC will hold a clinical outreach and communication activity webinar on Friday, December 18 [...]
Coronavirus Update for Wednesday, December 16
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 2:45 p.m. on Wednesday, December 16. Provider Relief Fund HHS announced that it has completed its review of Phase 3 applications from the Provider Relief Fund program and [...]
Coronavirus Update for Monday, December 14
The following is the latest COVID-19 information from the federal government as 2:30 p.m. on Monday, December 14. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS has updated its payment and HCPCS Level I CPT code structure with specific COVID-19 vaccine [...]
