340B Insight provides members and supporters of 340B Health with timely updates and discussions about the 340B drug pricing program. The podcast helps listeners stay current with and learn more about 340B to help them serve their patients and communities and remain compliant. We publish new episodes twice a month, with news reports and in-depth interviews with leading health care practitioners, policy and legal experts, public policymakers, and our expert staff.
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Mid-August to mid-September marks the time every year when hospitals need to recertify for 340B. Failure to recertify in time could cost a hospital its ability to participate in 340B. 340B Health Associate Director of Policy and Compliance Rebecca Swartz joins us to walk listeners through the process. Why recertification is “exceptionally important” Swartz says annual recertification is not just…
With hospitals facing increasing drug company restrictions on access to 340B savings and other challenges, some might be considering opening their own retail pharmacies to serve their patients. We speak with Sherstin Willyerd, director of pharmacy operations at Montgomery County Memorial Hospital in Iowa, to learn about how her hospital went this route and what others want to consider before doing…
After years of lobbying and advocacy work by 340B covered entities, the Illinois state legislature approved major 340B legislation earlier this year that protects 340B contract pharmacy access and prohibits drugmaker claims on data demands. Thomas Yu, system director of ambulatory pharmacy services at Sinai Chicago, discusses the campaign that made this legislative victory possible and what…
With scores of pending lawsuits involving drugmaker and covered entity challenges of how federal and state governments regulate 340B, the courts have become an important arena in the national 340B debate. 340B Health’s Vice President of Legal and Policy Amanda Nagrotsky unpacks some of the cases and what they might mean for 340B’s future. Courts Wrestle With Issues of Federal and State Authority…
Hospitals already have felt some of the effects of the Inflation Reduction Act on 340B savings, but with the IRA set to expand to more drugs in 2027, hospitals also are starting to project how it might affect their bottom lines next year. 340B Vice President of Pharmacy Services and Education Steven Miller joins us to explain how hospitals can be making those projections now. The IRA Will Expand…
Drug companies often initiate good-faith inquiries of covered entities (CEs) to learn more about certain purchase patterns or volumes, but how should hospitals navigate these requests? Bibi Wishart, director of pharmacy at Atrium Health, describes what she’s learned being on the receiving end of these inquiries. Why Do Good-Faith Inquiries Happen? Bibi says the recent rise in good-faith inquiries…
340B lately has had a news cycle that seems to change by the hour, and 340B Health President and CEO Maureen Testoni joins us to break down some of the biggest news happening in Washington, D.C., and in courthouses around the country. HRSA Seeks Feedback on Reviving Rebates After courts halted the rebate pilot that was set to go into effect in January, Maureen notes that the Health Resources &…
One of the most important responsibilities hospitals have in maintaining 340B compliance is effective and accurate inventory management, but how do hospitals juggle data from multiple systems and minimize discrepancies? Christina Carrizales Cortez, associate director of 340B compliance for UI Health in Chicago, outlines some of the common inventory issues she encounters and explains how her team…
As state legislatures shape up to be the primary battlegrounds for 340B in 2026, Memorial Healthcare Associate Vice President of Advocacy and Government Relations Ben Frederick joins us to share what he’s learned about advocating for 340B. Early Involvement “Crucial” as Focus Shifts to States Ben notes that as states started becoming the primary venues for debating 340B legislation, lobbying…
Some of the biggest recent policy developments for 340B hospitals are when states enact legislation to protect access to 340B pricing through contract pharmacies. Olivia Little, 340B director at Johnson County Hospital in Tecumseh, Neb., was closely involved with a coalition of providers that was able to get such a bill passed through the state’s legislature and signed into law by the governor.…
