The Best 340B Program Is More Than Just A 340B Program. Much More.

March 12, 2024340B, Bedside Prescription Delivery, Contract Pharmacy, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, Meds To Beds, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Pharmacy, TPA / TPAs

Congress established the 340B program in 1992 to help non-profit hospitals fill-in the significant revenue gaps inherent to their business models. What the bill’s supporters did not foresee, and what very few eligible health systems realize — even today — is that 340B can function as the central hub of a multi-point program. One that … Read More

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

January 12, 2024340B, 340B ESP, Contract Pharmacy, Covered Entities, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, News Updates, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy

What we’ve learned. What it means for your 340B program. Between late 2019 and the end of 2023, ProxsysRx’s 340B Support program went from Zero to more than $500 million in savings generated for the hospitals and health systems we serve. In spite of the drug manufacturer restrictions that have devastated many hospitals’ programs, every … Read More

Your Hospital’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Network Is Not What It Should Be.

November 15, 2023340B, Contract Pharmacy, Covered Entities, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, Patient Eligibility, PBM, Prescription Discounts, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy, TPA / TPAs, Uncategorized

Based on our experience, it’s a claim we can make with 100% certainty. Since 2019, when ProxsysRx launched its 340B Support Services division, we’ve managed the 340B programs of 18 health systems. Altogether, we’ve generated more than $500 million in 340B Savings and Revenue for those health systems — $98M in the first 10 months … Read More

How ProxsysRx Quadrupled One 340B Entity’s Savings & Revenue In A Single Quarter

June 21, 2023340B, Contract Pharmacy, Covered Entities, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, Retail / Outpatient Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy

In late 2022, ProxsysRx’s team initiated 340B Program-Management support for a 198-bed, full-service, community and regional non-profit medical center located in the Northeast. After weeks of laying all the necessary groundwork to manage its 340B program, we began actively submitting eligible prescriptions this past January. By the end of Q1, the hospital’s 2023 340B savings … Read More

Manufacturers Accelerate Pace And Severity Of 340B Drug Pricing Restrictions

May 1, 2023340B, 340B ESP, Contract Pharmacy, Covered Entities, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, Requirements, TPA / TPAs

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

Brick Walls: Dealing With 340B Manufacturer Restrictions.

February 23, 2023340B, 340B ESP, Contract Pharmacy, Covered Entities, Drug Manufacturer Restrictions, PBM, Requirements, Specialty Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy, TPA / TPAs

A ProxsysRx Team Member Speaks Out. I joined ProxsysRx 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

Seven Steps For Overcoming 340B ESP and Other Manufacturer Restrictions on 340B Pricing

December 20, 2022340B, 340B ESP, Contract Pharmacy, Covered Entities, Requirements, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Pharmacy

ProxsysRx’s process for recovering lost 340B savings and revenue As we’ve noted in multiple earlier blog posts, 340B ESP is nothing short of a blatant, lawless tactic used by scores of drug manufacturers to disallow the discounts they are legally obligated to offer eligible entities. At the same time, a number of additional manufacturers are … Read More

Which TPAs Are The Best At Optimizing 340B Savings And Revenue?

December 8, 2022340B, Audit, Compliance, Contract Pharmacy, Covered Entities, TPA / TPAs

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

How To Manage A Director of Pharmacy’s Responsibilities And An Optimized 340B Program. Without Hiring More Staff.

November 9, 2022340B, 340B ESP, Bedside Prescription Delivery, Compliance, Contract Pharmacy, Meds To Beds, Outpatient Tracking, Patient Eligibility, Retail / Outpatient Pharmacy, Specialty Pharmacy

Two DOPs Deal With Operations, The 340B Program, And Drug Manufacturers’ Restrictions ProxsysRx 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 ProxsysRx pharmacist since 2018, she … Read More

What Is Your Health System’s Potential ROI With An Optimized 340B Program?

October 24, 2022340B, 340B ESP, Contract Pharmacy, Overview, Patient Eligibility, Specialty Drugs, Specialty Pharmacy

Introducing ProxsysRx’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. ProxsysRx has optimized dozens of 340B programs — generating tens of millions in savings … Read More