340B ESP Archives - ProxsysRx

Overcome 340B ESP & Other Manufacturer Restrictions With Software And Human Insight

August 28, 2024340B, 340B ESP, Bedside Prescription Delivery, Contract Pharmacy, Covered Entities, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, Meds To Beds, Overview, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Pharmacy, TPA / TPAs

POST OUTLINE PHASE ONE: Organizing 340B data, coordinating teams Connecting and educating 340B system providers Requalifying all eligible, but unreimbursed, 340B scripts Retrieving 340B eligible-script data Establishing communication lines between internal and external 340B teams Why specialized software is essential for successful 340B programs The central problem with most 340B programs’ data Why 340B software … Read More

Using 340B To Optimize Patient Care And ROI Throughout Your Health System

August 7, 2024340B, 340B ESP, Compliance, Contract Pharmacy, Covered Entities, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, Meds To Beds, Patient Eligibility, Prescription Discounts, Readmissions, Retail / Outpatient Pharmacy, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy, TPA / TPAs

Far too many 340B hospitals overlook pharmacy’s overall potential in their health systems’ revenue cycles. Below is a graphic overview of ProxsysRx’s integrated approach to optimizing a health system’s pharmacy services, savings and revenue. In 340B support alone, we’ve generated over $500 million for the hospitals we serve — revenue those systems have used to … Read More

340B Outlook For 2024: Change. Change. And More Change.

April 19, 2024340B, 340B ESP, Contract Pharmacy, Covered Entities, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, News Updates, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy

POST OUTLINE 1) What we’ve learned. What it means for your 340B program. Overview of ProxsysRx 340B Team experience and successes Dealing with frequent, unexpected changes 2) Potential 340B developments for 2024 National legislation prospects State regulatory changes 3) Legislative & court updates Bill introduced into House Of Representatives Supreme Court overturns 340B restriction cuts … Read More

Enhancing Patient Care and System Revenue: The Case for Onsite Specialty Pharmacies in 340B Hospitals

April 4, 2024340B, 340B ESP, Bedside Prescription Delivery, Compliance, Covered Entities, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, Meds To Beds, Prescription Discounts, Requirements, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy

Why a Specialty Pharmacy? (Overview) As chronic illnesses become increasingly common in the United States, the number of specialty medications for managing these conditions has skyrocketed. According to a report by The American Hospital Association, the number of Americans with chronic medical conditions will grow by a projected 9% between 2020 and 2030, an increase … Read More

Using 340B To Optimize Patient Care And ROI Throughout Your Health System

March 7, 2024340B, 340B ESP, Bedside Prescription Delivery, Contract Pharmacy, Meds To Beds, Patient Eligibility, Prescription Discounts, Retail / Outpatient Pharmacy, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Pharmacy, TPA / TPAs

Below is a graphic overview of ProxsysRx’s integrated approach to optimizing a health system’s pharmacy services, savings and revenue. In 340B support alone, we’ve generated over $500 million for the hospitals we serve — revenue those systems have used to positively impact the quality and scope of patient care they offer, in countless ways. Why … Read More

Leveraging Partnerships With Drug Manufacturers To Overcome 340B Restrictions On Specialty Drugs

March 1, 2024340B, 340B ESP, Bedside Prescription Delivery, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, Medicare, Meds To Beds, PBM, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Pharmacy

It’s no secret that the 340B Drug Pricing Program has been a lifeline for eligible health systems, enabling them to fill-in the massive revenue gaps inherent to the non-profit-hospital business model (and, in the process, support their mission of providing quality care to our nation’s most vulnerable patients) through access to discounted prescription refills. At … Read More

Drug Manufacturers’ 340B Restrictions Generate New Round Of Media Scrutiny & Criticism

November 1, 2023340B, 340B ESP, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, News Updates

In the past week, no less than three articles have called attention to the restrictions drug manufacturers have imposed to evade their legal responsibility to honor 340B program prescription discounts — as well as the impact those restrictions have had on 340B-eligible nonprofit entities’ ability to serve their patients and communities. “Don’t believe drug companies: … Read More

Leveraging Partnerships With Drug Manufacturers To Overcome 340B Restrictions On Specialty Drugs

October 26, 2023340B, 340B ESP, Bedside Prescription Delivery, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, Medicare, Meds To Beds, PBM, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Pharmacy

Since the advent of 340B ESP in 2020, drug manufacturers have imposed a raft of unlawful restrictions on 340B program savings. Nowhere have those restrictions been more punitive than with specialty pharmacy medications; drugs which typically represent the most expensive (and profitable) in manufacturers’ product lines. 340B restrictions from the drug manufacturers’ perspective That said, … Read More

The 2023 Guide To Implementing An Effective 340B Program

May 24, 2023340B, 340B ESP, Bedside Prescription Delivery, Compliance, Covered Entities, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, Meds To Beds, PBM, Requirements, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy, TPA / TPAs

The 340B-program landscape has changed dramatically. For the 340B program’s first 28 years after its 1992 inception, the basic list of Best Practices for eligible entities (the 340B basics, if you will) remained largely unchanged — aside from the dramatically-increased importance of using specialized software. But since the June, 2020 introduction of 340B ESP — … Read More

Why 340B Hospitals Should Now Build Their Own Specialty Pharmacies

May 3, 2023340B, 340B ESP, Covered Entities, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, Retail / Outpatient Pharmacy, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy, TPA / TPAs

340B ESP and drug manufacturer restrictions are only part of the reason As we noted in a previous post, for 340B-eligible hospitals dealing with increasingly squeezed bottom lines, an in-house specialty pharmacy offers enormous savings and revenue potential. Some covered entities generate as much as 600% in specialty pharmacy revenue from 340B drugs as they … Read More

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