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Pharmacists and healthcare industry leaders Rob ‘Hoopi’ Nahoopii PharmD, MS, ACE and Greg Wilson PharmD, BCPS, ACE dive deeply into the complicated and contentious 340B Program as well as other pressing Pharmacy matters. Special guests and industry experts pop in frequently to add insights from all sides of the discussion. If you serve in the pharmacy sector, this podcast is a must-listen!
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.
Maintaining a compliant 340B Program can be daunting and complex. Staying current with the latest clinical, pharmaceutical and industry related news is essential in order to make informed decisions and provide the best care possible. Listen to leading 340B, technology and pharmacy professionals who provide clinical insights and the latest information to help support your 340B program. Learn more at 340BInsider.com
Triage: Rapid Legal Lessons for Busy Health Care Professionals has been created by K&L Gates to convey information about developments in health law through short podcasts. If you work in the health care industry, you have grown accustomed to frequent changes in laws and regulations. On some days, it may seem like an insurmountable task to keep up with every change, especially as a new presidential administration and new policies take shape. The K&L Gates Health Care practice will regularly c ...
W2O Group's regular look at the value and access conversation in health care, with Brian Reid, the founder of the W2O Value+Access Communications Practice.
When we say capital - we aren't only referring to money. The Purpose of Capital is about making lasting and significant changes within your team, your community, and your business. We are all about finding ways to improve the independent pharmacy industry by starting with each and every person and community they serve.
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Ep 12 | Pharmacy Benefit Optimization for 340B Covered Entities
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Rob and Greg kick off the episode with some discussion around news and noteworthy items across the 340B landscape, including more dialogue around CMS guidance on “JG”/”TB” modifiers (1:01), 340B in the news media (4:31), grantee recertification tips (14:13) and ongoing challenges working 340B ESP (18:39). Later in the episode, they are joined by Vi…
We often receive listener questions about 340B issues and developments that affect professionals in the 340B world. In this episode, we open the listener virtual mailbag and answer some of your questions with help from our 340B Health staff experts. Some of the questions we tackle include queries about mitigating 340B contract pharmacy restrictions…
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Episode 24: A Look at Working Inside One of Michigan’s Rural Hospitals
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On episode 24, Dr. Ross M. Ramsey, MD, President & CEO of Scheurer Health, gives listeners an inside look at working in one of Michigan’s rural hospitals as both a clinician and leader. Ramsey, who grew up in the region before attending medical school at Michigan State University, explains the care model and culture that sets rural hospitals like S…
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Ep 11 | Trends in Direct Order Procurement
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Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute Under the False Claims Act
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In this episode, Norman Acker, Nora Becerra, and Katherine Rippey discuss the False Claims Act as it relates to Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute. They analyze the Wheeling Hospital case and the Catholic Medical Center case and discuss key takeaways from the cases as they relate to the False Claims Act.…
Providing care beyond hospital walls is a growing trend for 340B hospitals. One service that health systems provide outside of the hospital setting is home infusion care. On our first episode of 2023, we are joined by David Klinger and Seth Gazes from Geisinger Health to hear how 340B hospitals can establish home infusion care and the 340B consider…
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Educating Your Hospital Colleagues About 340B
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340B professionals are not the only hospital staff who need to know about 340B. That is why it is important that 340B professionals educate their colleagues about the program and what it means for clinical care and patient care operations. For our final episode of the year, 340B professional Ryan Atherton joins us to share the strategies he has dep…
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Recent Developments to the 340B Drug Pricing Program
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In this episode Victoria Hamscho, Andrew Ruskin, and Leah Richardson provide an update on key developments to the 340B Program. They discuss the effects of the Supreme Court’s decision earlier this year overturning 340B hospital reimbursement cuts, the agency’s proposed rule with respect to hospital outpatient reimbursement, and some considerations…
Welcome to the 340B Insider Podcast! Listen in as we detail more about the focus of the upcoming episodes that will include leading 340B, technology and pharmacy professionals who provide clinical insights and the latest information to help support your 340B program. Learn more by visiting 340BInsider.com.…
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Ep 10 | Top 10 Developments in 340B for 2022
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What the Midterm Election Results Mean for 340B
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The recent election results have implications for the future of U.S. health policy and the 340B program. Health policy experts Debbie Curtis and Rodney Whitlock join us this week to discuss how the new Congress will affect 340B and how individuals can best engage in educating and advocating for the program. Debbie and Rodney are vice presidents at …
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The Information Blocking Rule's "Glide Path" - Compliance with the Information Blocking Rule After the Limitation on the Scope of EHI is Lifted
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In this episode, Gina Bertolini and Stephen Page discuss the most recent Information Blocking Rule compliance deadline. Using a recent letter from several health care providers and other stakeholders to the Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT (ONC) that outlines concerns related to the Information Blocking regulations, Gina and Stephen…
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New Data Available Under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule
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In this episode, Darlene Davis, Andrew Ruskin, and Lauren Norris Donahue review data that is now available in light of the hospital price transparency rule. They discuss the recent increase in compliance among hospitals, benefits of hospital price transparency data, antitrust considerations, and suggestions for hospitals to implement guidelines for…
Nov. 17 is National Rural Health Day, which is an opportunity to celebrate the importance of rural hospitals to patients living in remote communities. We are joined by Karen McCombs, 340B program manager for Wills Memorial Hospital in Georgia. Karen shares her tips for managing her critical access hospital’s 340B program in a compliant and efficien…
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Ep 8 | Trulla - Modernizing Pharmacy Procurement
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Congressman Henry Waxman Reflects on 30 Years of 340B
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On Nov. 4, 1992, President George H.W. Bush signed the 340B drug pricing program into law. To celebrate 30 years of 340B, we speak on today’s episode with former Congressman Henry Waxman, who was one of the principal architects of the 340B program. Congressman Waxman served in Congress for 40 years from 1975-2015. During part of that time, he chair…
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Ep 7 | Don’t be Haunted by a HRSA Audit!
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Moving Patients from Emergency Care to Coordinated Care
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When Hennepin Medical Center saw that some of their patients were frequently visiting the emergency department for all their health care needs, they recognized how vital it was to find a better way to care for them. Our guest this week is Christene Jolowsky, senior director of pharmacy at Hennepin Healthcare. Christene shares how Hennepin has used …
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Episode 23: Your Vote Impacts Healthcare in Michigan – Here’s How.
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On this episode, Laura Appel, executive vice president of Government Relations and Public Policy at the MHA, discusses the upcoming general election, which will set the stage for critical healthcare decisions for Michigan and the nation in the years ahead. Appel explains how voting directly impacts healthcare and outlines details on this year’s can…
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Episode 23: A Look at What’s Ahead with Michigan Medicine
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On this episode, MHA CEO Brian Peters is joined by T. Anthony Denton, J.D., MHSA, senior vice president and CEO of University of Michigan Health – Michigan Medicine, and 2022-2023 Chair of the MHA Board of Trustees. The two explore priorities for the new program year along with efforts underway to address workforce challenges, improve health equity…
All this year we are reflecting on the approaching 30th anniversary of the 340B program and celebrating the patient care successes the program has enabled over the past three decades. This week, we are joined by Andrew Lowe, clinical director of pharmacy at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in California. Arrowhead has participated in 340B since th…
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Ep 5 | Weighing the Risk: Referral Capture vs. Continuum of Care
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Issue-Spotting Hospital Activities that May Trigger FDA Regulatory Oversight
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In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer and Michael Hinckle review some types of hospital and health system activities that could trigger FDA regulatory oversight. They discuss the FDA’s jurisdiction over IRB’s in medical device clinical trials, sponsor obligations for investigator-initiated studies, and compliance for expanded access INDs and for GMPs i…
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Maureen Testoni Analyzes Recent 340B Developments
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It has been an eventful summer for 340B, and we are checking in this week with 340B Health President and CEO Maureen Testoni to hear her analysis on the top 340B developments. Maureen provides updates on issues that include the contract pharmacy dispute, Medicare payment cuts, and the new drug pricing law. She also shares a preview of what may occu…
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Ep 4 | Inflation Reduction Act’s 340B Impact
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Drug shortages occurring throughout the U.S. health system can lead to delays for patients receiving the medications they need. 340B hospitals face unique challenges with avoiding and managing drug shortages. We are joined by Cescilly Smith-Jenkins, 340B program director at Ascension Wisconsin, to find out how 340B hospitals can address shortage pr…
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Ep 3 | Future Outlook of 340B Contract Pharmacy Limitations
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Cybersecurity & HIPAA: NIST’s Practical Guidance Updates for Covered Entities and Business Associates
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In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer and J.D. Koesters review key components of the recent National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) revised publication regarding cybersecurity. They highlight how this resource incorporates NIST security lessons from other industries and maps the guidance to compliance requirements under the HIPAA Security…
Pharmacy technicians play key roles in hospital 340B program operations, but pharmacy technician staffing shortages are occurring in hospitals throughout the nation. We’re joined by Dr. Tyffani Wingfield with the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) to discuss how the shortages are affecting hospitals, the pharmacy technician workfo…
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Ep 2 | 2022 340B Coalition Summer Recap
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It’s that time of year again to make sure your health system or hospital has everything it needs for the 340B recertification period. 340B Health Vice President of Pharmacy Services Steven Miller returns to the podcast to discuss what is new this year for the recertification process, go over the recertification steps, and provide best practices to …
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Genesis Healthcare and the 340B Program Patient Definition
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In this episode, Andrew Ruskin, Leah Richardson, and Victoria Hamscho analyze the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit’s recent decision in Genesis Healthcare v. Becerra. They discuss its potential impact on the Health Resources and Services Administration’s definition of a 340B eligible patient in light of recent developments in the 340B P…
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Medicare Advantage False Claims Act Developments
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In this episode, Stephen Bittinger and Nathan Huff discuss the growth of Medicare Part C (Medicare Advantage), new enforcements for Medicare Advantage Organization fraud, recent cases of False Claims Act liability, and key takeaways for Medicare Advantage Organizations and providers.
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Ep 1 | 340B Patient Definition Roundtable
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Inventory management is a major responsibility for many 340B professionals. Today, we’re joined by Melissa Antonopoulos, senior 340B internal auditor at Memorial Healthcare System, to learn more. She discusses the intersection of 340B and inventory management and goes over practices for ensuring hospitals and their patients have the medications the…
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Many 340B hospital professionals want to know how to operate an efficient specialty pharmacy that improves patient health outcomes. This week, we are joined by Betty Fang, director of ambulatory, specialty, and retail pharmacy at AdventHealth Great Lakes Region, formerly part of AMITA Health. Betty discusses how she helped lead a team that embedded…
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Hospitals, Physician Practices, and Labs – Are You Ready to Report Private Payor Rates for Laboratory Tests?
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In this episode, Gabriel Scott and Darlene Davis analyze the private payor rates reporting requirements under the Protecting Access to Medicare Act. They discuss the type of entities required to report, potential penalties for failing to report, and provide some suggestions for how to initiate the reporting process.…
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U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Medicare Cuts to 340B
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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a major decision earlier this month regarding Medicare Part B cuts for 340B drugs. We’re joined by Amanda Nagrotsky, senior counsel for 340B Health to understand what implications this decision holds for 340B hospitals. This Decision was Years in the Making Amanda provides important background on the Medicare Part B cu…
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The Drive to Align ESG and Health Equity Priorities With Medicare Reimbursement Models
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Steve Pine and Alexa Sengupta address the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ emerging focus on ESG and health equity priorities, and how these priorities are impacting health data collection and Medicare value-based reimbursement models.
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How Data Analytics Support Your 340B Program
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This week, we are joined by Bhupinder Kaur, business analyst and 340B coordinator with NorthBay Healthcare Group in California. Bhupinder presented at the 340B Coalition 2021 Winter Conference on data analysis and shares with us important information that 340B professionals need to know about best practices. Before the interview, we highlight a rec…
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S4, E2: MD Anderson's Meng Li on Oral Oncology Spending
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We're always more interested in ASCO presentations that focus on spending and prices than we are about the next great breakthrough -- we're stay-in-your-line types -- so we were excited to see new research quantifying the impact of oral oncology medicines on overall spending and out-of-pocket spending. It turns out that both of those types of spend…
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Episode 22: How 340B Benefits Rural Michigan
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On this episode, Lucy Ciaramitaro of the MHA interviews Karen Cheeseman, Chief Executive Officer of Mackinac Straits Health System and Leah Heffernan, retail pharmacy director, to explain the 340B drug pricing program; specifically what it is, and how it benefits Michigan's rural communities.You can help protect 340B by heading to the MHA Legislati…
It’s our 50th episode! This week we are joined by Amanda Sellers Smith, legal counsel for 340B Health. Amanda is responsible for tracking and responding to 340B state legislative and regulatory actions. Even though 340B is a federal program, its close relationship with state Medicaid programs often keeps it on the agendas of state lawmakers and hea…
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Regulatory, Contractual, and Governance Considerations for Data Transactions
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In this episode, Rebecca Schaefer and Gina Bertolini discuss the incredible value of health care data and how providers can harness the power of data transactions to drive innovation, discovery, and advancements in medical therapies.
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Using 340B Savings to Tackle Health Disparities
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This week, we are joined by Coletta Barrett, vice president of mission at Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. Our Lady of the Lake (OLOL) is using its 340B savings to pursue health equity initiatives. Coletta shares best practices and provides inspiration for how 340B professionals can work toward eliminating health disparities in their h…
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How You Can Advocate for 340B – and Why You Should
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This week, we are joined by Laurie Chiumento, director of federal relations and healthcare policy at UR Medicine, the health system for the University of Rochester in New York. Laurie is an expert on how health systems and hospitals can advocate and promote their legislative priorities to members of Congress. She shares advice to hospitals that are…
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Medical Laboratories Under the Microscope
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In this episode, Myla Reizen, John Lawrence, and Bobby Higdon analyze the increase in governmental scrutiny around laboratory investigations and enforcement. They discuss the Eliminating Kickbacks Recovery Act (EKRA), trends in enforcement surrounding Operation Double Helix, guidance for medical labs, and the importance of outside counsel for compl…
