Year: 2025

New North Carolina Bill Would Prohibit Most Hospitals from Generating 340B Savings, Add Reporting Requirements for All Covered Entities

March 27, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

North Carolina state senators have introduced legislation that would place significant restrictions on 340B hospitals.

Four influential North Carolina state senators introduced a bill yesterday that would prohibit most state hospitals from generating 340B savings [...]

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Trump-Aligned Think Tank Proposes Lowering U.S. Drug Prices Through IRA and Other Policies, Doesn’t Weigh In on 340B Program

March 27, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

America First Policy Institute released a March 21 brief detailing how policymakers “could accelerate drug development and enhance patient health by implementing reforms that discourage other countries from freeloading off American drug innovation.”

A conservative think tank, which officials who served in President Donald Trump’s (R) first administration founded to advance his priorities, [...]

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340B INDUSTRY LEADER SPOTLIGHT

Abel Haile, Senior Director, Health System Strategy & Commercial Analytics, Maxor National Pharmacy Services

March 27, 2025 Diane Slafsky Views

Q: Where did you grow up?

My family moved to the United States from Ethiopia when I was two years old, and I spent my childhood in the northwestern suburbs of Chicago.

Q: Where did you go to college/graduate school?

I went to the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign.

Q: What are your favorites?

Food: Probably easier

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North Dakota Senate Easily Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill, Sending It to Governor

March 26, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

North Dakota state senators voted by a 41-4 margin to pass a 340B contract pharmacy access bill on March 25.

The North Dakota Senate yesterday overwhelmingly approved a 340B contract pharmacy access bill, sending it to the governor’s desk for [...]

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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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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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Year: 2025

New North Carolina Bill Would Prohibit Most Hospitals from Generating 340B Savings, Add Reporting Requirements for All Covered Entities

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Trump-Aligned Think Tank Proposes Lowering U.S. Drug Prices Through IRA and Other Policies, Doesn’t Weigh In on 340B Program

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340B INDUSTRY LEADER SPOTLIGHT

Abel Haile, Senior Director, Health System Strategy & Commercial Analytics, Maxor National Pharmacy Services

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North Dakota Senate Easily Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill, Sending It to Governor

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

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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

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

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

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