Articles by : Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer

Budget Reconciliation’s Effects Could Shape Efforts to Reform 340B, Policy Experts Say at 340B Coalition Conference

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

Tom O’Donnell (left) and Michael McCaughan (right) speak at the 340B Coalition Summer Conference in National Harbor, Md.

The debate over federal drug pricing reform could garner newfound attention on Capitol Hill now that Congress has wrapped up [...]

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Matsui, Welch Reintroduce 340B PATIENTS Act in Congress During 340B Coalition Summer Conference

July 22, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) and U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) reintroduced the 340B PATIENTS Act during the 340B Coalition annual summer conference.

The two congressional Democrats behind the 340B PATIENTS Act—a 2024 federal bill that would’ve codified providers’ ability to use 340B [...]

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OPA Director Touches on 340B Rebate Litigation and Other Key Matters at 340B Coalition Conference

July 22, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) Director Chantelle Britton addresses 340B stakeholders during remarks to open the 340B Coalition’s annual summer conference in National Harbor, Md. on Monday.

A key federal regulator highlighted the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) legal fight against proposed drugmaker 340B rebate models [...]

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340B PATIENTS Act Reintroduction Expected Soon, Hospital Trade Group Challenges Drug Industry Criticisms

July 22, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

340B Health President and CEO Maureen Testoni speaks at the 340B Coalition's Summer Conference in National Harbor, Md. on Monday.

The leader of a major 340B hospital trade group heralded the forthcoming reintroduction of a federal bill that would codify [...]

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GSK Exempts New States from 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions, Teva Issues New Update on Restricted Drugs

July 22, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

GSK and Teva recently announced new changes to their 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.

Two major drugmakers announced new changes to their 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in notices posted to 340B ESP’s website late [...]

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Lilly, Indivior, Kedrion to Refund 340B Covered Entities for Overcharges, Others Announce NDC Changes

July 22, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Three drugmakers recently announced refunds to 340B covered entities, while two others announced NDC changes.

Three drugmakers are offering refunds to 340B covered entities that purchased certain drugs between 2022 and 2025 following recalculations of [...]

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Advocates Warn New CMS Proposed Rule Could Hurt 340B Program, Be ‘First Step Towards Payment Cuts’

July 17, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Hospital groups and other 340B backers condemned proposals, which CMS included in its 900-plus page draft hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center rule released this week.

340B hospital advocates are raising concerns that a new Trump administration proposal to accelerate hospital outpatient payment cuts to offset [...]

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California Senators Abruptly Pull 340B Bill from Hearing; Massachusetts Lawmakers Debate Drug Pricing Measures

July 17, 2025 William Newton and Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

California lawmakers cancelled a hearing on a 340B contract pharmacy bill on July 16, while Massachusetts lawmakers debated multiple 340B provisions on July 15.

California state senators yesterday abruptly pulled a 340B contract pharmacy access bill from a scheduled hearing just days before a [...]

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CMS Proposes Accelerated OPPS Cuts to Offset 340B Remedy Payments and Medicare Drug Survey That Could Lead to Significant Part B Cuts

July 16, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

CMS has issued a draft 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule, which proposes accelerated cuts to offset 340B remedy payments. The agency also proposed a controversial Medicare drug survey.

The Trump administration this week proposed accelerating hospital outpatient payment cuts to offset previous 340B hospital lump sum repayments and [...]

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Carter Introduces PBM Reform Bill That Includes 340B ‘Spread Pricing’ Reporting

July 15, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) unveiled the PBM Reform Act (H.R. 4317) on July 10.

U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) recently led a bipartisan group of nearly a dozen U.S. House lawmakers in introducing [...]

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Articles by : Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer

Budget Reconciliation’s Effects Could Shape Efforts to Reform 340B, Policy Experts Say at 340B Coalition Conference

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Matsui, Welch Reintroduce 340B PATIENTS Act in Congress During 340B Coalition Summer Conference

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OPA Director Touches on 340B Rebate Litigation and Other Key Matters at 340B Coalition Conference

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340B PATIENTS Act Reintroduction Expected Soon, Hospital Trade Group Challenges Drug Industry Criticisms

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GSK Exempts New States from 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions, Teva Issues New Update on Restricted Drugs

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Lilly, Indivior, Kedrion to Refund 340B Covered Entities for Overcharges, Others Announce NDC Changes

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Advocates Warn New CMS Proposed Rule Could Hurt 340B Program, Be ‘First Step Towards Payment Cuts’

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California Senators Abruptly Pull 340B Bill from Hearing; Massachusetts Lawmakers Debate Drug Pricing Measures

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CMS Proposes Accelerated OPPS Cuts to Offset 340B Remedy Payments and Medicare Drug Survey That Could Lead to Significant Part B Cuts

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Carter Introduces PBM Reform Bill That Includes 340B ‘Spread Pricing’ Reporting

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