Dual 340B Anti-Discrimination Bills, One Protecting Discounts in Contract Pharmacy Setting, Move Forward in Missouri

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Missouri lawmakers are making progress on two different 340B anti-discrimination bills.

With just weeks to go in its legislative session, Missouri lawmakers are making progress on two different 340B anti-discrimination bills.  Last week, a key Senate committee approved SB 26, comprehensive legislation with two key priorities:  prohibiting drug manufacturers from placing

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California Senate Committee Approves Bill to Protect 340B Providers from Alleged PBM Discrimination

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The California Hospital Association argued in a June 20 letter to the state’s congressional delegation that “core provisions” of the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-Net (340B ACCESS) Act “will reduce access to care for vulnerable populations.”

A California Senate health committee yesterday unanimously approved a bill to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from employing practices that 340B covered entities view as discriminatory. On Wednesday, California’s SB-786 was approved by the Senate Health Committee and now goes

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340B INDUSTRY LEADER SPOTLIGHT

Maureen Huber, Chief Operating Officer, Avita Care Solutions

Maureen Huber
Q: Where did you grow up?

Lansing, Michigan

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Expert Tip From Hudson Headwaters 340B

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TIP: Make sure you are taking time to review your 340B wholesaler invoices at least weekly to ensure you are getting the correct

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Feds Pass on Asking Full Appeals Court to Reconsider Adverse 340B Contract Pharmacy Ruling and Vacate Enforcement Letters to Three Manufacturers

Third Circuit Court
The federal government opted not to ask a federal appeals court to reconsider its opinion upholding three drug makers' restrictions on 340B pricing when their drugs are shipped to be dispensed by contract pharmacies.

The federal government yesterday decided not to ask all 14 judges on the U.S. Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia to review a three-judge panel’s unanimous January opinion upholding AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, and Sanofi’s restrictions on 340B pricing when

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Lilly Asks Covered Entity to Promptly Repay “Duplicate 340B/Medicaid Discounts”

Lilly
Eli Lilly is conducting government approved 340B provider audits that for the first time look for certain Medicaid health plan duplicate discounts.

Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly asked a 340B covered entity last week to promptly repay it for “duplicate 340B/Medicaid discounts” and evaluate all Lilly prescriptions that it or its contract pharmacies dispensed for the last three years.

Consultants and attorneys with

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340B Compliance Issues Requiring Repayment to Manufacturers

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Resolving 340B noncompliance can be a time-consuming task for 340B participants — and one of the greatest challenges in managing a 340B program. This guide outlines the five steps to successfully navigate resolving compliance issues requiring repayment to manufacturers, from discovery to resolution, and includes

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New Group 340B Truth Seeks Provider Consensus on Federal Legislation

340B Truth
A new group, 340B Truth, is seeking a covered entity consensus position on 340B reform to take to Congress for quick action.

About a dozen people who advise, help run, or work at 340B covered entities are launching a nonprofit group, 340B Truth, to try to hammer out a covered entity consensus position on 340B reform and urge Congress to pass it

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Louisiana Lawmakers to Address Drug Makers’ and PBMs’ 340B Policies in Thursday Hearing

Louisiana state capitol
A Louisiana House committee is considering a bill to stop drug manufacturers from impeding 340B covered entities’ use of contract pharmacies.

A hearing is set for Thursday in the Louisiana House on a bill to stop drug manufacturers from impeding 340B covered entities’ use of contract pharmacies.

State Rep. Chris Turner (R) introduced House Bill 548, the Defending Affordable Prescription

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Calif. Senate Committee to Hold Hearing on 340B Anti-Discrimination Bill Tomorrow

California state capitol
A bill in the California Senate would bar PBMs from employing practices that 340B covered entities view as discriminatory.

A California Senate health committee has scheduled a hearing for tomorrow on a bill to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from employing practices that 340B covered entities view as discriminatory.

SB-786 would prohibit PBMs from imposing conditions and exclusions that

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