Key House Oversight Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on 340B Next Tuesday

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Rep. Cathy McMorris Rogers (R-Washington) chair of the Energy & Commerce Committee, and Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Virginia), chair of the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, announced a June 4 hearing on 340B.
A subcommittee of the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee, which is tasked with overseeing the 340B drug discount program, [...]

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Rhode Island Senate Unanimously Passes Amended 340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Bill 

The U.S. House passed a bipartisan bill Tuesday evening to streamline Medicaid enrollment for pediatric providers that would also increase reporting requirements for certain 340B providers.
The Rhode Island Senate yesterday approved legislation that would prohibit 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in that state, sending it to [...]

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Ohio Community Health Center CEOs, Lawmakers Urge Passage of State Contract Pharmacy Protection Bill

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Ohio federally qualified health center (FQHC) leaders called on state lawmakers Tuesday to pass newly introduced legislation that would end 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.
Ohio federally qualified health center (FQHC) leaders called on state lawmakers Tuesday to pass newly introduced legislation that would end [...]

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ASAP 340B-Backed Bill Introduced in House

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Key House Republicans on Tuesday introduced long-awaited—and contentious—legislation to overhaul the 340B program.
Key House Republicans on Tuesday introduced long-awaited—and contentious—legislation to overhaul the 340B program based on recommendations from a nonprofit group [...]

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340B Hospitals Prescribe Part D Drugs to a Much Higher Share of Vulnerable Populations, Says Hospital-Backed Report

A hospital-funded study found 340B hospitals prescribe a higher share of Medicare Part D drugs to a higher share of vulnerable patients.
Medicare Part D beneficiaries who received retail and specialty drugs from prescribers at 340B disproportionate share hospitals (DSH) were more [...]

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Ohio Senator Introduces 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill in State Legislature

Ohio state Sen. Bob Hackett (R) introduced a bill to bar drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state.
Ohio is the latest state to consider proposed legislation that would ban drugmakers from restricting covered entities’ acquisition of 340B [...]

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Kansas Governor Rejects Provision to Delay New 340B Contract Pharmacy Protections

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) vetoed provisions of a bill that would have delayed a 340B contract pharmacy access law from taking effect.
A Kansas law that prohibits drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions is set to take effect July 1, as result of [...]

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340B Sales Increased 17% to $124B in 2023, Drug Industry Consulting Firm Finds 

Analysts from IQVIA found that 340B wholesale acquisition cost sales increased by 17% from 2022 to 2023.
The 340B program continued to expand in 2023, exceeding $124 billion in wholesale acquisition cost (WAC) sales—up from $107 billion [...]

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NC Treasurer Report Suggests 340B Hospitals Overcharged State Health Plan, Hospitals Pan the Findings

A report from N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell found some hospitals are using 340B “to enrich themselves rather than to serve vulnerable communities.”
North Carolina hospitals that participate in the 340B program routinely overcharged cancer patients, taxpayers and state employees for oncology drugs, [...]

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340B Hospital Groups Ask MedPAC to Oppose Part B Rate Cut

Jonathan Jaffery, chief health care officer for AAMC, said reduced Medicare reimbursement to 340B hospitals would “devastate an already fragile health care safety net.”
Groups representing hospitals that rely on the 340B program recently urged congressional advisers against recommending reduced Medicare reimbursement to 340B [...]

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