A Virginia Democrat and South Dakota Republican this afternoon reintroduced bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House to protect 340B covered entities and contract pharmacies from discrimination by insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.
Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.)
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Drug maker Novartis told a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. Tuesday its revised 340B contract pharmacy policy “does not impact the legal arguments at issue” in its 340B contract pharmacy case awaiting the court’s decision.
If the court disagrees,
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Two Republican U.S. senators expressed concerns about pharmacy benefit manager encroachment on 340B covered entity savings during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on PBMs last week.
“I often hear concerns from South Dakota hospitals and health centers when it comes
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Maine state senators have introduced a bill to require 340B hospitals to file annual reports with detailed information on the savings they receive through 340B drug discounts, including annual 340B revenue the hospital generates minus 340B aggregate acquisition costs, and
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Requiring hospitals to report what they make from 340B drug discounts versus what they spend on charity care could be a first step toward tackling full-scale 340B program reform later, a senior Republican on the U.S. House committee with jurisdiction
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New York state on Saturday transferred Medicaid managed care drug benefits to Medicaid fee for service. Health centers and Ryan White clinics have vowed to keep fighting the change, which they say will cost them millions of dollars in 340B
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With just minutes to go in this year’s session, New Mexico lawmakers recently passed a bill to stop pharmacy benefit managers from discriminating against 340B providers including reimbursing them at a lower rate than other providers. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
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