Drug Industry-Funded Study Finds 340B Contract Pharmacy Bills Costly to Employer Health Plans and States; Critics Slam Its Methodology and Funding Source

IQVIA examined how state 340B contract pharmacy access bills could affect state and local governments in a Feb. 4 white paper funded by the National Pharmaceutical Council.
340B contract pharmacy access bills could cost states millions and employer health plans more, according to a new study funded [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Updates in Mississippi

Key motions were recently filed in litigation over state contract pharmacy access laws in Mississippi.
Editor’s Note: With 340B-related litigation heating up in several states following the enactment of new contract pharmacy access laws, 340B [...]

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Conservative Groups Ramp up Misleading Attacks on 340B Over Gender-Affirming Care

A recent article in conservative website Townhall criticized state contract pharmacy bills and falsely tied them to gender-affirming care for transgender youth at health centers, including Rochester, N.Y. based Trillium Health.
Conservative groups and advocates have recently ramped up efforts to combat the growing number of state 340B contract pharmacy access [...]

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Virginia Legislature Passes Bill to Expand Protections from PBMs to Hospitals; Lawmakers in Utah, Mississippi Weigh Separate 340B Bills

Both chambers of the Virginia legislature unanimously passed a bill to add 340B hospitals to an existing state law barring PBMs from differentially reimbursing providers.
State lawmakers have recently acted on a range of 340B bills in Virginia, Utah and Mississippi as state-level 340B activity [...]

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UPDATED: North Carolina GOP Lawmaker Lauds NYC Health System After Asking for Financial, 340B Program Info Following Super Bowl Ad

U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) praised NYU Langone Health after previously asking the health system to detail how much it spent on a Super Bowl ad and provide information about its 340B program.
A Republican congressman praised NYU Langone Health’s “prudent financial management” Wednesday—just days after publicly pressing the New York City health [...]

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California Hospital Granted Retroactive 340B Eligibility, Drops Lawsuit Against HRSA

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A California hospital filed the voluntary notice of dismissal Feb. 5 in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
A California-based 340B hospital that sued the federal government for denying its 340B access has dropped the lawsuit after being [...]

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Column: Efforts to Derail 340B Contract Pharmacy Protections Hit New Low

Ted Slafsky, publisher and CEO of 340B Report, writes about a misleading dark money ad campaign targeting state contract pharmacy protection bills.
Last year, I wrote a column about the irresponsible tactics of a Washington D.C.-based dark money group that poured millions of dollars [...]

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Kentucky Senate Overwhelming Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill; Federal Judge Partially Dismisses Novartis’ Case Against Missouri Law

The Kentucky state Senate voted, by a 33-4 margin, to pass 340B contract pharmacy access legislation on Feb. 13.
The Kentucky Senate late yesterday overwhelmingly voted to pass a bill prohibiting drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state—the [...]

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Nebraska Advances Contract Pharmacy Bill Despite Anti-340B Dark Money Campaign; Rhode Island Introduces Similar Bill

A Nebraska state legislative committee voted 7-1 to advance a 340B contract pharmacy access bill on Feb. 12.
A Nebraska legislative committee overwhelmingly voted to advance a 340B contract pharmacy access bill yesterday despite a misleading dark money [...]

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