340B Contract Pharmacy & TPA Arrangements
- Mastering the mechanics of preventing diversion and duplicate discounts, including possible blind spots and pitfalls;
- Getting the most out of your contracts with contract pharmacies and 340B administrator arrangements, including the protections you need;
- Understanding the various ways in which covered entities compensate contract pharmacies and TPAs, including compliance concerns with some approaches;
- Discussing real-world examples of agreements and disputes using FTLF’s decades of combined experience representing 340B program covered entities; and
- Implementing best practices and policies and procedures to prevent missteps
Target Audience
- 340B Covered Entity Executive Staff
- Financial Leadership
- Pharmacy/340B Staff
- Legal/Compliance Teams
Learning Objectives
- Identify contract terms that put the covered entity at compliance or financial risk;
- Understand the mechanisms used by contract pharmacies and TPAs to identify eligible 340B claims, ensure that payers and Medicaid are billed correctly, and manage 340B program inventory; and
- Review and improve existing policies and procedures to reduce 340B audit risks.
Day 1 | |
Monday, Dec. 10, 2018 | 9:00 am - 5:00 pm |
8:30 am - 9:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
9:00 am - 9:15 am | Introductions and Icebreaker |
9:15 am - 10:15 am | Diversion and Duplicate Discounts
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10:15 am - 10:30 am | Break |
10:30 am - 12:00 pm | 340B and Medicaid Reimbursement
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12:00 pm - 1:15 pm | Lunch (provided) |
1:15 pm - 2:00 pm | What to Know Before Signing a Vendor Agreement
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2:00 pm - 2:45 pm | Monitoring and Oversight of Vendors
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2:45 pm - 3:00 pm | Break |
3:00 pm - 3:45 pm | "Too Good to Be True" Proposals |
3:45 pm - 5:00 pm | Cast Studies on Day 1 Material Discussion RE: Implementing an Audit Protocol |
5:00 pm - 6:00 pm | Wrap-Up Day 1 and Happy Hour |
Day 2 | |
Tuesday, Dec. 11, 2018 | 9:00 am - 12:30 pm |
8:30 am - 9:00 am | Continental Breakfast |
9:00 am - 10:30 am | What can go wrong? Material Breach and Self-Disclosure
Non-Audit Inquiries
OPA Audits
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10:30 am - 10:45 am | Break |
10:45 am - 11:30 am | Vendor Disputes Related to 340B Liability
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11:30 am - 12:15 pm | Case Study on Day 2 Material |
12:15 pm - 12:30 pm | Training Wrap-Up |

Travel
Hyatt Place Washington DC/Georgetown/West End
The Wink - Washington, DC
Kimpton Hotel Palomar DC
The St. Gregory Hotel - Dupont Circle
Kimpton Hotel Madera
The Embassy Row Hotel
The Dupont Circle Hotel
Hilton Garden Inn - Washington DC/Georgetown Area
Embassy Suites - Georgetown
MICHAEL GLOMB
A partner with the firm, Mike practices in the Federal Grants and Health Law groups, and has over three decades of experience advising community-based organizations on a broad range of legal matters. Specifically, he offers guidance to Federally Qualified Health Centers, other federal grantees, and several professional and trade associations on the 340B drug discount program, tax exemption, grants law, and fraud matters. [Full Bio]
ELIZABETH "ISSIE" KARAN
As of January 2020, Elizabeth is no longer with the firm.
Elizabeth is an associate working in the firm’s Health Law and Federal Grants practice groups counseling a diverse array of organizations including Hemophilia Treatment Centers, Federally Qualified Health Centers, primary care associations, and other Federal grantees. Elizabeth’s practice focuses mainly on assisting clients with the 340B drug pricing program, grants compliance, provider collaborations, Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement issues, and implementation of the Affordable Care Act.
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