Articles by : Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer

HHS Layoffs, Restructuring Don’t Appear to Have Affected 340B Yet, But Sources Say Program Could Move to CMS

April 8, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The recent HHS restructuring has not had much of an impact on the 340B program, but that could change if the agency moves oversight of the program to CMS, sources said this week.

The Trump administration’s recent efforts to restructure the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)—including division consolidations and the elimination [...]

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Senate Confirms ‘Dr. Oz’ as CMS Administrator on Party-Line Vote

April 3, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The U.S. Senate voted 53-45 along party lines Thursday to confirm Mehmet Oz as the new CMS administrator.

The U.S. Senate voted along party lines Thursday to confirm Mehmet Oz—a celebrity heart surgeon known as “Dr. Oz” for [...]

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Senate HELP Committee Asks RFK Jr. to Testify on HHS Reorganization Amid Mass Layoffs Including Up to One Third of HRSA Workforce

April 3, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Senate HELP Committee this week invited HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to speak at an upcoming hearing on major restructuring at the Department of Health and Human Services, which included reportedly up to 600 layoffs at HRSA.

The leaders of a Senate panel that oversees several key federal health agencies this week invited Health and Human Services [...]

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Drugmakers, Kalderos Again Urge Federal Court to Support 340B Rebate Model; 340B Health, Hospitals Look to File Brief

April 3, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Three drugmakers, drug industry vendor Kalderos and 340B hospitals filed briefs with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia as part of 340B rebate legal challenges this week.

Three drugmakers that have sued the federal government to convert 340B discounts to a rebate model, and a drug industry [...]

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Genesis Health Care Launches Campaign Targeting NACHC’s ASAP 340B Partnership With PhRMA

April 1, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

340bVoice has launched a new campaign that takes aim at NACHC’s work with PhRMA as part of ASAP 340B.

340bVoice, the new advocacy arm of South Carolina-based health center Genesis Health Care, recently launched a five-figure, multi-state media campaign [...]

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U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson: ‘No 340B Savings for Transgender Care Act’ Responds to Drug Industry’s Lies, Clarifies Savings’ Use

April 1, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) told KSDN News that his “No 340B Savings for Transgender Care Act” responds to drug industry-backed efforts to undermine the 340B program.

The influential sponsor of a GOP U.S. House bill that would prohibit covered entities from using 340B savings on gender-affirming [...]

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Second Sight Solutions’ Parent Company Targeted in Cyber Attack, Firm Says 340B Platforms Do Not Appear to Have Been Affected

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

Berkeley Research Group, the parent company of Second Sight Solutions, which runs both 340B ESP and Beacon Channel Management, was targeted in an early March cyberattack.

The parent company of Second Sight Solutions, which runs both contract pharmacy claims clearinghouse vendor 340B ESP and new 340B [...]

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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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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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