340B in Jeopardy: Pharma Data Demands Could Cost Hospitals Critical Savings

For many hospitals and safety-net providers, 340B savings are a financial lifeline that helps fund care for low-income and uninsured patients. That lifeline is facing new pressure as Eli Lilly becomes the first manufacturer to threaten suspension of 340B pricing for covered entities that do not submit in-house pharmacy claims data, placing critical savings and patient services at risk.

New York Overhauls State Independent Dispute Resolution Process

New York’s independent dispute resolution (IDR) process just changed significantly, which will have an impact on out-of-network providers. These sudden changes were passed at the eleventh hour as part of the budgetary process, which permits amending existing legislation as necessary to implement the budget.

Use Restrictions for AI in Health Care IT Contracts

With artificial intelligence (AI) technology becoming global, every information technology (IT) contract your organization enters into without appropriate data use restrictions can lead to your data and information being used for the purposes of training AI without your knowledge and for the sole benefit of the vendor