As you may know, the Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) on August 2 began processing enrollment applications from rural hospitals newly eligible for the 340B Drug Discount Program. Under the recently enacted health reform law, a number of new categories of hospitals are now eligible for this program: critical access hospitals, sole community hospitals, and rural referral centers. Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access (SNHPA) will host another free webinar on Tuesday, September 14 from 1:00-2:30 PM (Eastern) covering a variety of key topics relating not just to enrollment but to implementation. This webinar builds on our highly-attended July 7 webinar – but will also cover “the basics” for those who could not join us for that event. Topics include, among others:

• How is 340B as a cost-savings strategy, especially for smaller hospitals?
• How do we determine if we qualify for 340B and how do we enroll?
• Which patients, hospitals and facilities are eligible for 340B drugs?
• Can we continue to use our group purchasing organization (GPO)?
• Do we need a Memorandum of Understanding and how do we put one into place?
• How do we keep separate inventories of inpatient and outpatient drugs?
• How do we properly bill Medicaid?
• Do we need to set up a contract pharmacy arrangement and how does that work?
• What is the prohibition against accessing 340B discounts on orphan drugs and what steps are being taken to reverse this policy?
• What efforts are underway to extend 340B pricing to the inpatient setting?

There will be time for Q&A. The event is ideal for Directors of Pharmacy, CFOs, Administrators and Government Relations Directors.

New Online Resource Center for Newly Eligible Rural Hospitals: SNHPA has launched a new online Resource Center where newly eligible hospitals can find everything from enrollment forms to other key resources to help you with 340B implementation. You can also register to receive invitations to upcoming events and other announcements. Just click here.

Orphan Drug Survey: The new health reform law prohibits newly eligible rural hospitals from accessing 340B discounts on 350 high-priced orphan drugs used for cancer and other costly disease states. SNHPA and the National Rural Health Association are working to repeal this prohibition and are conducting a brief, online survey to gauge its impact on your institution. We would greatly appreciate it if you would participate. To complete the survey, please click here. The deadline is September 10.

About SNHPA: We are a non-profit membership organization that advocates on behalf of over 500 hospitals around the country that are enrolled or considering enrollment in the 340B program. We also provide a variety of valuable programs and services to ensure that our members get the most out of the program while complying with the law. Since we are independent from both the government and the drug industry, we offer practical, customized guidance on everything from operations to compliance. And since we are a membership organization, we do so at an affordable price point. Special membership rates are available for small hospitals (25 beds or fewer). Membership information can be found here, including application forms. For more information about SNHPA, just go to www.snhpa.org.

Registration:

Please Note: This event is limited to hospitals and nonprofits representing hospitals only.

This event is free for hospitals and nonprofits, but registration is required. To register, please fill out the form below and then click on the Submit button when done.  Instructions on how to join the event will be e-mailed to you prior to the event so please be sure to enter your e-mail address correctly.  The registration deadline is September 10.

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