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HHHS Withdraws Guidance Requiring Manufacturers to Provide 340B Discount at Contract Pharmacies

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.The Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) has withdrawn a December 2020 advisory opinion from the Health Resources and Services Administration requiring pharmaceutical manufacturers to sell covered entities 340B drugs at or below the ceiling price when those drugs are distributed through a contract pharmacy.  Earlier this year, AstraZeneca and other drugmakers sued the agency over the opinion. The withdrawal […]

CHA Advocates for Acute Hospital Care at Home

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CHA has submitted a letter to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), advocating for an extension of the Acute Hospital Care at Home waiver, which was introduced in November 2020.  

State Waivers Set to Expire

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On June 11, Gov. Newsom issued Executive Order E-08-21, which establishes expiration dates for certain waivers of state laws implemented due to the COVID-19 state of emergency. CHA has created a chart identifying the waivers that impact hospitals and their expiration dates.

CHA Issues Updated Overview of Provider Relief Fund Reporting Requirements

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This post has been archived and contains information that may be out of date.On June 11, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services released updated Provider Relief Fund (PRF) reporting requirements. As requested by CHA and others, the revised guidance extends the time granted to recipients to use the funds. CHA developed an updated overview of the PRF requirements.