Blog

Protective Coating For Bund Walls

A protective coating for bund walls area/bund wall needs to provide a high level of chemical resistance in order to protect surrounding groundwater and areas from potentially dangerous liquids spilling or leaking out. This can include petrols, diesels, chemicals, acids, alkalis and more. To ensure this is achieved a robust, chemical-resistant and impermeable lining is required to safeguard the area against any leaks or damage from these substances.

NCC can offer a wide range of chemical and solvent-free epoxy resin coatings and lining materials which are ideal for forming protective linings in your bund area. Our range includes the highly chemically resistant vinyl ester based lining system Belzona 4361 which offers some of the highest levels of chemical resistance available and also has outstanding abrasion and wear properties. We have a selection of glass flake reinforced epoxy systems which can be used for even higher chemical resistance requirements in specific circumstances and environments – please see our resins page for more information.

Guarding Against Leaks: Exploring the Benefits of Effective Bund Wall Protective Coatings

For bund walls and other concrete surfaces that require a high level of strength as well as excellent chemical resistance, we can also use polyurea. This can be hot spray applied and cures in seconds providing a tough, durable and impermeable surface. This can be particularly useful for re-lining concrete bund walls where movement is expected as it will move in sympathy with the concrete rather than cracking and failing like traditional epoxies would do.

…

Blog

Buying Ineligible Drugs for 340B Savings

 

The Ineligible Drugs for 340B Savings requires pharmaceutical manufacturers to sell certain drugs at discounted prices to safety-net healthcare providers like clinics and hospitals that serve low-income patients. These 340B “covered entities” can purchase orphan drugs at a discounted rate, as well as certain generic and brand-name medications at a lower price, if the drug meets specific criteria (such as the drug must have an approved therapeutic use).

The goal of the program is to help safety-net healthcare providers treat uninsured and low-income patients. But many hospitals have found a way to treat the discount program less as a charity and more as a revenue stream. By obtaining expensive drugs at the 340B discounted price, and then charging private insurers, including Medicare and Medicaid, the full list price, a hospital can make a profit.

Navigating 340B Compliance: Understanding Ineligible Drugs and Savings Exclusions

This 340B pricing scheme has been a point of contention between covered entities and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Drugmakers argue that 340B discounts are not being used for the intended purposes and are instead creating additional profits for hospitals. To combat these concerns, some drugmakers have begun limiting the number of contract pharmacies that a hospital may use to receive the discount or require patient claim data for 340B purchases.

IQVIA believes that the 340B program should be strengthened to ensure that it is used as intended. Ultimately, this will benefit both the patients that receive care at these covered entities and the manufacturers who produce the life-saving medications.

…