Tag: 340b
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Judge denies AstraZeneca’s bid to block Colorado drug discount law
A Colorado district court judge denied drug manufacturer AstraZeneca’s request for an injunction to block enforcement of a recent law barring drug manufacturers from imposing restrictions on covered entities to obtain drugs under a federal discount program. The law states that manufacturers and others may not directly or indirectly deny, restrict or limit the acquisition…
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WATCH: Experts delve into federal drug pricing program
A panel of experts discussed the state and national effects that the drug pricing program known as 340B is having on the healthcare industry during a breakfast hosted by Colorado Politics in Downtown Denver this month. The program developed in the 1990s allowing healthcare organizations to purchase discounted outpatient drugs to help low-income patients has…
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Experts say federal drug pricing program has been abused, misused
A program developed in the 1990s allowing healthcare organizations to purchase discounted outpatient drugs to help low-income patients has grown into a system of abuse and misuse without government oversight, according to industry insiders. During a breakfast hosted by Colorado Politics in Downtown Denver on Tuesday, a panel discussed the state and national effects that…