340B Bill Introduced in House; Senate 340B Bill Gets Two More Sponsors
U.S. Reps. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) and Chris Stewart (R-Utah) yesterday introduced their bill (H.R. 7838) to protect hospitals from losing eligibility for 340B drug discounts and to waive the group purchasing prohibition for 340B hospitals during the COVID-19 public health emergency. The text has not been formally published; click here for the final draft.
Meanwhile, comparable U.S. Senate legislation (S. 4160) limited to keeping hospitals from losing their 340B eligibility during the pandemic added its ninth and tenth sponsors—five Republicans and five Democrats. Sens. John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) were the latest to sign on. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) became co-sponsors on July 23.
340B Bill Introduced in House; Senate 340B Bill Gets Two More Sponsors U.S. Reps. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) and Chris Stewart (R-Utah) yesterday introduced their bill (H.R. 7838) to protect hospitals from losing eligibility for 340B drug discounts and to waive […]
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