Month: April 2024

Key Senator Says 340B Overhaul May Clear Congress in End-of-Year Package

April 18, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) told hospital executives that 340B legislation could clear Congress as part of a broader healthcare package late this session.

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), who is spearheading a major bipartisan 340B reform package, told hospital executives Tuesday that 340B legislation [...]

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Virginia Senate Democrats Narrowly Reject Governor’s Amendment to 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill; Bill is Back in Youngkin’s Court

April 18, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Democrats in the Virginia Senate voted to reject a 340B amendment from Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and send the original bill back to the governor.

Virginia Senate Democrats yesterday narrowly voted to reject Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) proposed amendment to a 340B contract pharmacy access [...]

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340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill Clears Missouri House but Faces Tougher Path in Senate

April 18, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Missouri Rep. Tara Peters (R), who introduced a 340B contract pharmacy access bill that passed the state house, said she hopes the state senate can "put politics aside" and approve the bill.

The Missouri House overwhelmingly passed a bill this week to bar drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions, but it could face [...]

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AbbVie, BI Agree to Lift 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions in Arkansas, Making It 21 Manufacturers to End or Loosen Restrictions

April 18, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Boehringer Ingelheim became one of the latest major drugmakers to exempt Arkansas covered entities from its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.

Drugmakers AbbVie and Boehringer Ingelheim (BI) have agreed in principle to exempt Arkansas providers from their 340B contract pharmacy restrictions, [...]

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340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Bill Introduced in NY Senate; Lawmakers Target Other 340B Matters

April 18, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

New York lawmakers are expected to leave Albany this week without passing legislation that would bar drug manufacturers' and pharmacy benefit managers' (PBMs) policies against covered entities and N.Y. pharmacies based on their 340B participation.

A key New York senator has introduced legislation that would bar pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from discriminating [...]

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Merck Adds Biologic to Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

April 18, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Pharmaceutical giant Merck has added a new medication for pulmonary arterial hypertension to its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.

Merck has added an injectable medication used to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension—a type of high blood pressure which affects the [...]

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CMS Does Not Address Lump Sum Payments for 340B Hospitals in Latest Medicare Advantage Policies But Might in 2025

April 18, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

CMS put off a decision over whether to provide Medicare Advantage plans with funds to reimburse hospitals for past 340B payment cuts.

Federal regulators recently said any decision on whether to provide Medicare Advantage (MA) plans funds to reimburse hospitals for past [...]

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California Initiative Targeting Nation’s Largest HIV Provider Submits Enough Signatures to Qualify for Ballot

April 18, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Protect Patients Now gained the signatures necessary to qualify for a California ballot initiative on Medicaid that appears focused on one 340B provider.

Supporters recently submitted enough signatures to qualify for the ballot a California ballot initiative that aims to codify the governor’s [...]

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HRSA Issues Final Regulations Revamping Process to Resolve Disputes Between 340B Providers and Manufacturers

April 18, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Federal officials have released the long-awaited final rule for the 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution process.

The federal government issued the final rule early Thursday to implement a long-anticipated revision to the 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution [...]

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