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Just Days Before New Laws Go Into Effect, GSK, Pfizer Exempt Additional States from Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

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GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer announced updates to their 340B contract pharmacy policies to comply with new state laws that will take effect in July.
Correction, Thursday, July 27, 2024, 7:00 p.m. EDT—The original version of this article mistakenly said Minnesota’s contract pharmacy access law [...]

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California Hospital Association Pans ASAP 340B-Endorsed Bill, Encourages Congress to Support 340B PATIENTS Act

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The California Hospital Association argued in a June 20 letter to the state’s congressional delegation that “core provisions” of the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-Net (340B ACCESS) Act “will reduce access to care for vulnerable populations.”
The California Hospital Association (CHA) is the latest organization to raise concerns about the 340B ACCESS Act, a bill recently [...]

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Key West Virginia Lawmaker Considering Legal Action Against Anti-340B PAC Taking Credit for his Election Loss

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West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair (R), who also serves as the state’s lieutenant governor, told 340B Report that he’s weighing potential litigation against Stand for Us PAC, which has claimed credit for the GOP leader’s May 14 primary loss. (Photo courtesy: WV Senate.)
A prominent West Virginia Republican is considering taking legal action after a political action committee (PAC) reportedly spent $400,000-plus against [...]

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Michigan Hospitals, Former Lawmaker Target State Contract Pharmacy Protection Bill Ahead of Summer Recess

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A bill that would enact contract pharmacy protections in Michigan has garnered renewed attention from 340B supporters and critics, alike, in the final days before the state’s legislature is set to recess for the summer.
A bill that would enact contract pharmacy protections in Michigan has garnered renewed attention from 340B supporters and critics, alike, [...]

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CBO Analysts Say Drug Spending Through 340B Grew 19% Annually From 2010 to 2021, 340B Champion Points Finger at Drug Industry

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Spending on pharmaceuticals in the 340B drug discount program went from nearly $7 billion in 2010 to $44 billion by 2021—a 19% annual increase—according to preliminary Congressional Budget Office estimates released this week.
Spending on pharmaceuticals in the 340B drug discount program went from nearly $7 billion in 2010 to $44 billion by [...]

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GAO Reissues Recommendations to Improve 340B Compliance, Medicare Financial Stability

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The Government Accountability Office this month recommended that HHS and Congress take long-proposed actions to better ensure 340B program compliance and Medicare’s financial stability.
HHS and Congress should each take long-proposed actions—including a contentious action to curb certain Part B prescribing incentives—to better ensure [...]

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Group Representing Large Community Health Centers Slams 340B Bill Endorsed by NACHC and PhRMA  

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The health center advocacy group behind a proposed 340B program alternative recently slammed the 340B ACCESS Act, saying the newly introduced drug discount program overhaul bill would make it harder for members to leverage the 340B program and care for patients.
The health center advocacy group behind a proposed 340B program alternative recently slammed the 340B ACCESS Act, saying the newly [...]

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Despite Unanimously Passing Senate, Rhode Island Fails to Pass Contract Pharmacy Protection Bill 

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A state Senate-passed bill that would have prohibited 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in Rhode Island failed to clear the House before lawmakers in the Ocean State wrapped up their 2024 session last week.
A state Senate-endorsed bill that would have prohibited 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in Rhode Island failed to clear the legislature [...]

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In Stinging Op-Ed, West Virginia Senate Leader Bashes Drug Industry and Rejects Efforts to Politicize 340B Program

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West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair (R), who also serves as the state’s lieutenant governor, told 340B Report that he’s weighing potential litigation against Stand for Us PAC, which has claimed credit for the GOP leader’s May 14 primary loss. (Photo courtesy: WV Senate.)
A key West Virginia lawmaker this week hit back against efforts to tie the 340B program to partisan politics, arguing [...]

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Supreme Court to Review Case that Could Result in More Hospitals Qualifying for 340B Program

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Supreme Court Justices announced in a June 10 order that they’d review the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit’s September 2023 decision in Advocate Christ Medical Center v. Becerra.
The U.S. Supreme Court this week agreed to take on a case that potentially could expand the number of hospitals [...]

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