As HRSA's 340B Rebate Model Pilot moves toward its effective date, Valerie Bandy, PharmD, of Tecsys explains what drug-by-drug rebate tracking really demands from hospital and health system pharmacies.
Cencora's Ameer Ali explains why trading partners' systems, not the NDC-12 deadline itself, determine whether product keeps moving through the supply chain during the transition.
Episode 3 of Supply Chain Signal examines the Aug. 31 MFN agreements with nine mid-size manufacturers, the GENEROUS Medicaid model and whether pricing, trade and manufacturing policy now add up to a new pharma operating model.
Cencora's Ameer Ali on the operational lift behind the 12-digit NDC shift, the readiness gap across manufacturers and what's at stake for product flow if systems aren't ready in time.
Rebate delays could force 340B hospitals to pay upfront and wait months for credit, distorting drug spend on the books. Valerie Bandy, PharmD, of Tecsys explains the fallout.