Articles by : Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer

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Dr. Oz, Trump’s Pick to Lead CMS, Linked to Senior Role in Company that Partners With 340B Hospitals

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

ZorroRx listed Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump's nominee to lead CMS, as its chief strategy officer and part of its “founding team” in a presentation shared with 340B Report.

Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon and former U.S. Senate candidate that President Donald Trump nominated to lead the Centers [...]

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Senate Sets Confirmation Hearings for RFK Jr.’s HHS Secretary Nomination, HHS Freezes Communications

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

The Senate Finance and Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committees will hold confirmation hearings on Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s HHS secretary nomination on Jan. 29 and 30.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s (R) controversial pick to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Updates in West Virginia, Missouri

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

Key briefs were filed last week in litigation over state contract pharmacy access laws in West Virginia and Missouri.

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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Cassidy, Sanders Call for Passing Drug Pricing Bills as Key 340B Committee Holds First Meeting; Kennedy Confirmation Stalls

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

Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairperson U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) speaks at the panel's first meeting in the 119th Congress on Tuesday.

The Republican and Democratic leaders of the U.S. Senate Health, Energy, Labor and Commerce (HELP) Committee—which has jurisdiction over 340B-related [...]

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Federal 340B Lobbying Activity Held Steady in Q4 of 2024, Filings Show

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

More than 350 firms reported lobbying on the 340B program between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2024.

The 340B drug discount program continued to be a hot topic for lobbyists in the final quarter of 2024, keeping [...]

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House E&C Health Leader Floats Major 340B Reform; Billions in Cuts to 340B Hospitals Under Consideration, Hospital Group Warns

January 14, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.), who chairs the House Energy & Commerce Committee's Health Subcommittee, said the GOP’s budget reconciliation strategy could include 340B reform.

Congress could pursue 340B program reform and spending cuts—along with other major health policy changes—as part of an expected budget [...]

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Katie Miller, Key Player in Anti-340B ‘Dark Money’ Campaign Helping RFK Jr.’s HHS Secretary Bid

January 14, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Katie Miller, a principal at P2 Pathway Public Affairs, is serving as Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s spokesperson during the presidential transition.

The chairperson of a political action committee with multiple links to a conservative dark money group that ran controversial ads [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Appeals in Mississippi and Maryland; Update in Missouri

January 9, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Key briefs were filed over the past few weeks in litigation over state contract pharmacy access laws in Mississippi, Maryland and Missouri.

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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Cassidy Officially Takes Helm of Senate Committee that Oversees 340B Policy

January 9, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) officially took over as the new Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee chairperson this week.

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) this week officially gaveled in as the new chair of the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, which has jurisdiction over 340B-related issues in the Senate.

Cassidy, an outspoken critic of the 340B program

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High-Profile Dems, Including AOC, Win Spots on Key House Panel That Oversees 340B

January 9, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Democrats this week reportedly selected seven members—including New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez—to join the House Energy & Commerce Committee.

U.S. House Democrats this week reportedly selected seven members—including a high-profile New York Congresswoman—to join the House Energy & Commerce [...]

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