The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program was intended to provide discounts on drugs to patients but the lack of a clear intent and patient definition, along with| Citizens Against Government Waste
In April 2025, Arkansas passed legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from acquiring or holding a direct or indirect interest in pharmacies. This law makes Arkansas the first state to enact a structural approach to address concerns about PBM business practices. To date, three separate lawsuits have been filed challenging the law. This article looks at how PBMs work, previous attempts to regulate them, and the current lawsuits opposing the Arkansas law. While the laws...| The Source on HealthCare Price and Competition
Provides an overview of Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) and Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes, important safety net providers in rural areas. Discusses Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) requirements for FQHCs and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Bureau of Primary Health Care requirements for Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes. Includes information on the benefits of FQHCs and Health Center Program awardees and look-alikes, as well a...| www.ruralhealthinfo.org
In November of 2024, three lawsuits were filed by pharmaceutical manufacturers against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), challenging how HRSA oversees the Federal 340B Drug Pricing Program. (HRSA is the sub-agency within HHS that administers the 340B Program). The potential impact of the lawsuits on the 340B Program is significant in its own right, but the outcome of the lawsuits could also have an indirect effect ...| The Source on HealthCare Price and Competition
Despite being in the news regularly, few people in the industry truly understand the nuances of the 340B Drug Pricing Program. But this program is becoming critical to the economics of stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem from drug manufacturers and providers to health systems and pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) owned contract pharmacies. To help dissect […]| Hospitalogy
Carolina Across 100 is a pan-university effort to partner with communities in each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. This five-year initiative will build and support cross-sector collaborations to address current challenges.| Carolina Across 100