340B Unscripted
Pharmacists and healthcare industry leaders Rob ‘Hoopi’ Nahoopii PharmD, MS, ACE and Greg Wilson PharmD, BCPS, ACE dive deeply into the complicated and contentious 340B Program as well as other pressing Pharmacy matters. Special guests and industry experts pop in frequently to add insights from all sides of the discussion. If you serve in the pharmacy sector, this podcast is a must-listen!
Episodes

Monday Oct 03, 2022
Ep 5 | Weighing the Risk: Referral Capture vs. Continuum of Care
Monday Oct 03, 2022
Monday Oct 03, 2022
In this episode, Greg and Rob are joined by another SpendMend Pharmacy colleague – Riley Protz, who serves as Director of Optimization. They discuss the impact of referral capture opportunities on 340B Program participation and debate the risks of this strategy in comparison with other strategies, like the application of the “continuum of care” in the patient definition.

Monday Sep 19, 2022
Ep 4 | Inflation Reduction Act’s 340B Impact
Monday Sep 19, 2022
Monday Sep 19, 2022
In Episode 4 of the 340B Unscripted podcast, Greg and Rob bring on Matt Parker, VP of Optimization and Growth at SpendMend AND the maestro behind the scenes of the podcast, to discuss the Inflation Reduction Act and how it impacts 340B. We discuss both the inflation penalty impact starting in 2023 and the negotiated Medicare pricing impact that starts in 2026.

Monday Sep 05, 2022
Ep 3 | Future Outlook of 340B Contract Pharmacy Limitations
Monday Sep 05, 2022
Monday Sep 05, 2022
In this episode, Greg and Rob are joined by SpendMend colleague Jacob Thompson to discuss the future outlook of the 340B Contract Pharmacy Limitations. They review past 340B/CMS litigation that ultimately ended at the Supreme Court. From that review, they predict the path and length of time these limitations are most likely in place. This is a very important topic as CEs navigate if they should submit data to 340B ESP.

Monday Aug 22, 2022
Ep 2 | 2022 340B Coalition Summer Recap
Monday Aug 22, 2022
Monday Aug 22, 2022
In this episode, Greg and Rob are back from Washington, D.C., and are joined by SpendMend colleague Jennifer Hagen to recap highlights from the 2022 Summer 340B Coalition Conference. They dig into lessons learned from various sessions at the conference and chat about HRSA audit trends, operational challenges from recent manufacturer restrictions, as well as “big picture” considerations for 340B covered entities for the remainder of 2022. Also, stick around at the end of the episode to hear sound bytes from SpendMend staff, clients, and friends who gathered together at the conference!

Monday Aug 01, 2022

Tuesday Jul 12, 2022

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We are bringing a new podcast to you called “340B Unscripted” where we dive into the complicated and sometimes contentious aspects of the 340B Program, as well as other hot topics in the pharmacy and healthcare space. Our goal with this podcast is to help inspire and educate pharmacy professionals so they may take full advantage of everything the 340B Program has to offer, and in so doing they can better serve patients.