Month: March 2025

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Senate Committee Confirms Dr. Oz as CMS Administrator in Party-Line Vote, Sends Nomination to Full Chamber

March 25, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Senate Finance Committee confirmed Mehmet Oz’s CMS administrator nomination on a 14-13 party-line vote.

A key Senate panel voted along party lines Tuesday afternoon to confirm Mehmet Oz as President Donald Trump’s (R) pick [...]

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Dr. Oz’s Ties to Company that Partners With 340B Hospitals Draws Scrutiny, Senate Panel Prepares Vote on CMS Administrator Nomination

March 25, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s (R) pick to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, drew new scrutiny this week over his ties to a health benefits company that partners with 340B hospitals.

President Donald Trump’s (R) pick of Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) drew new [...]

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Idaho’s 340B Provider Reporting Bill Nears Passage, While Legislators in New York, Minnesota Introduce New 340B Legislation

March 25, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Idaho's 340B covered entity reporting bill is nearing passage following a key state Senate vote.

Idaho lawmakers moved closer to enacting a 340B provider reporting law with a key Senate vote late last week, while [...]

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Part 2 of a 4-Part Series: A Look Into 340B’s Changing Landscape and Whether AI Can Be the Solution

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Merck is First to Exempt South Dakota from 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions but Reinstates in Kansas, Novartis Exempts Missouri

March 25, 2025 Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

Merck announced it will exempt South Dakota from its contract pharmacy restrictions and reinstate them in Kansas. Novartis will exempt Missouri from its contract pharmacy restrictions.

Drugmakers Merck and Novartis recently updated their 340B contract pharmacy restrictions, modifying what states are exempt from such policies following [...]

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Column: Heroes in the 340B Contract Pharmacy War

March 25, 2025 Ted Slafsky, Publisher & CEO Views

Ted Slafsky, publisher and CEO of 340B Report, writes about state legislators that have stood up to attacks against 340B protection bills in their states.

The tactics some opponents of legislation to restore access to 340B prices in the contract pharmacy setting use are getting [...]

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U.S. Senate Bipartisan 340B Working Group Announces New Members, New Mexico Sends Contract Pharmacy Access Bill to Gov.

March 24, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) have announced U.S. Sens. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) as the newest members of the Senate 340B bipartisan working group.

The bipartisan group of six U.S. senators behind long-awaited 340B program overhaul legislation, known as the SUSTAIN 340B Act, is [...]

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Kansas Senate Approves New 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill Amid Challenges with Existing Law

March 21, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Kansas Senate approved a 340B contract pharmacy access bill on March 20.

The Kansas Senate late yesterday approved a strengthened 340B contract pharmacy access bill after the state’s attorney general unexpectedly determined [...]

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340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bills Advance in Nebraska, New Mexico, Kansas, Connecticut and Colorado, But Legislation Dies in Kentucky

March 20, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Nebraska lawmakers voted to advance a 340B contract pharmacy access bill on March 19, setting the stage for a final vote to pass the measure.

State legislators in Nebraska, New Mexico, Kansas, Connecticut and Colorado voted this week to advance 340B contract pharmacy access legislation, [...]

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340B Advocate Slams Federal ‘No 340B Savings for Transgender Care Act’ Proposal

March 20, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Peggy Tighe, a principal at Powers Law, told 340B Report that U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson’s (R-S.D.) bill "appears to be an attempt to thwart attacks against the 340B program, perhaps to protect GOP state and federal legislators, but it is anti-states' rights and an overreaction to a false and incendiary campaign.”

A 340B program advocate this week condemned a new GOP U.S. House bill that would prohibit covered entities from using [...]

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