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Welch Likely to Introduce Senate Version of Matsui’s 340B PATIENTS Act As Soon As Next Week

September 6, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced a Senate version of the 340B PATIENTS Act.

A Vermont Democrat and longtime 340B advocate is expected to soon introduce a Senate version of the 340B Pharmaceutical Access [...]

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Bayer to Extend Contract Pharmacy Restrictions to Federal Grantees, Providers and Advocates Voice Concerns About Recent Trend

September 4, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Bayer will no longer exempt federal grantees from its 340B contract pharmacy policy as of Oct. 1.

German drugmaker Bayer will no longer exempt federal grantees from its 340B contract pharmacy policy beginning Oct. 1—the same day [...]

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J&J Relents on Arkansas Contract Pharmacy Law; AbbVie Exempts MO, MS Covered Entities

September 4, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Johnson & Johnson has ended its contract pharmacy restrictions for Arkansas covered entities.

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has ended its contract pharmacy restrictions for covered entities in Arkansas, making the New Jersey-based pharmaceutical [...]

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EMD Serono Extends 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions to All Covered Entities & Adds New Restrictions

September 3, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Beginning Oct. 1, EMD Serono will extend its contract pharmacy restrictions to all 340B covered entities.

A Boston-based biopharmaceutical company will soon extend its contract pharmacy restrictions from hospitals to all 340B covered entities (CEs), except [...]

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Analysis Finds Growing Private Equity, Corporate Investments in 340B; Firm Conducting Study Fails to Mention Its Own PE Funding

August 29, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A new Berkeley Research Group issue brief looked at trends in 340B investments.

The 340B program’s growth in recent decades has helped it attract a growing number of corporate and private equity investments, [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Judge Calls Astra Subpoenas ‘Overly Broad,’ Mo. Officials Push to Dismiss Lawsuit

August 29, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Key orders and briefs were filed this week in state contract pharmacy litigation in Arkansas, Missouri and West Virginia.

Editor’s Note: With 340B-related litigation heating up in several states following the enactment of new contract pharmacy access laws this [...]

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Sanofi Asks 340B Hospitals for Information on Purchases of Its Top-Selling Drug

August 22, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sanofi is reportedly asking hospitals for data relating to 340B purchases of Dupixent.

French drugmaker Sanofi has reportedly asked some hospitals for data relating to 340B purchases of a popular drug used to [...]

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Drug Industry-funded Think Tank Raises Questions About 340B Hospitals’ Charity Care

August 22, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research compared 29 financially strong 340B hospitals/health systems’ performance on charity care in an Aug. 19 brief.

More transparency surrounding 340B hospital operations is needed to ensure drug discount savings are being used to improve patient care, [...]

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Federal Court Grants Texas Hospitals’ Request to Temporarily Block DSH Calculation Changes

August 20, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A federal court sided with a group of Texas hospitals’ efforts to block an HHS rule.

A federal court last week sided with a group of Texas hospitals’ efforts to block—at least temporarily—a Department of Health [...]

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AHA Raises ‘Serious Concerns’ with MedPAC’s Direction on 340B

August 20, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

AHA officials penned a Medical Economics op-ed on “the truth behind growth of the 340B prescription drug program.”

A major hospital advocacy group recently urged congressional advisers to “carefully consider” the potential negative consequences of any new efforts [...]

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