There’s an old saying that it’s better to be rich and guilty than poor and innocent. It’s a sad truth that accurately reflects the current state of 340B manufacturer restrictions, particularly in the wake of the January 30, 2023 decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit — which was largely in … Read More
In the fall of 2022, VytlOne set-out to extend its pharmacy-based services to hospitals, their affiliated physicians and their patients by offering a multi-benefit prescription savings card. One that helps make unaffordable drugs more affordable, while increasing patients’ access to medications through prescription discounts. Just as importantly, a card that gives participating health systems access … Read More
It’s no secret that, for hospitals, one of the Affordable Care Act’s most far-reaching legacies is the impact that Value-Based Care has on the payments they receive. For many health systems, the lower their Value-Based Care scores, the lower the payments they receive from treating Medicare and Medicaid patients. What isn’t as commonly considered — … Read More
A VytlOne Team Member Speaks Out. I joined VytlOne in early 2021, and I’ve been devoted to 340B program management full-time since early 2022. I’m no stranger to heavily regulated programs. Nearly my whole professional career has been in some aspect of public health — preclinical, clinical and now post-clinical. I’m currently fully devoted to … Read More
In late 2022, VytlOne’s team initiated 340B Program-Management support for a regional non-profit medical center located in the Northeast. We began actively submitting eligible prescriptions in January, 2023. By the end of Q1, the hospital’s 2023 340B savings & revenue had surpassed its total for all of 2022. Below is a brief review of how … Read More
Making the rich richer at the expense of the poorest and most vulnerable. Why was the 340B program created? Nobody’s ever put it better than the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC): “Congress created the 340B Drug Pricing Program in 1992 to protect safety-net hospitals from escalating drug prices by allowing them to purchase outpatient … Read More
POST OUTLINE 1) Our process for recovering savings lost to 340B ESP Introduction / Overview Brief history of 340B-related manufacturer restrictions List of manufacturers currently imposing restrictions 2) How VytlOne overcomes 340B ESP restrictions on 340B pricing Establishing communications protocols Ensuring 340B ESP restores prices on schedule Recommendations for further reading Ensuring 340B ESP restores … Read More
A covered entity’s guide to selecting TPAs for its 340B program TPAs play a critical role in any covered entity’s 340B program. It’s their job to match contract pharmacies’ prescription claims with patient data provided by the health systems they serve, to determine 340B eligibility — and generate entity savings. Without those matches, no prescriptions … Read More
Two DOPs Deal With Operations, The 340B Program, And Drug Manufacturers’ Restrictions VytlOne recently organized an introductory Zoom meeting between the DOPs of two health systems we serve. Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center’s (SMRMC) Tiffany Poole earned her Doctorate of Pharmacy degree from the University of Mississippi in 2006. A VytlOne pharmacist since 2018, she … Read More
Introducing VytlOne’s 340B Program ROI Calculator The 340B program has often been described, and with good reason, as a black box. There are dozens of factors impacting an individual hospital’s relative success or failure in generating positive returns from a program. VytlOne has optimized dozens of 340B programs — generating over $500 million in savings … Read More
