Articles by : William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer

Trump VP Pick Vance Co-Sponsored Bill Calling for Study of 340B Use Among ‘Noncitizens’

July 18, 2024 Views

Sen. J.D. Vance, the Republican vice presidential nominee, co-sponsored a Medicaid-immigration bill that called for a government study on 340B.

Sen. J.D. Vance (R-Ohio), whom former President Donald Trump (R) tapped as his running mate on Monday, is a co-sponsor [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Updates in Mississippi, Maryland

July 18, 2024 Views

Federal district courts in Maryland and Mississippi saw various legal actions related to state 340B contract pharmacy access laws in the past week.

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

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HRSA Allows for Immediate 340B Enrollment in Texas Due to Hurricane; Hawaii Remains Eligible

July 18, 2024 Views

Due to Hurricane Beryl, certain Texas providers can immediately enroll in the 340B program without waiting for the normal registration period.

Eligible providers in Texas can now immediately enroll in the 340B program without waiting for the normal quarterly registration period [...]

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Sen. Cassidy Claims 340B Hospitals Drive Medical Debt During Key Senate Committee Hearing

July 16, 2024 Views

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R) said many major nonprofit hospitals are "not passing on savings from 340B" in a Senate committee hearing on medical debt.

Certain hospitals’ failure to pass 340B savings on to patients is a leading cause of medical debt, two Republican lawmakers [...]

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CMS Proposes Rule to Exclude 340B Claims from Inflation Rebates; Reflects ‘Stronger Understanding’ of 340B than IRA Negotiation Guidance, Says Attorney

July 16, 2024 Views

CMS recently proposed a rule to fulfill its statutory obligation to exclude 340B claims from Medicare inflationary rebates.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has outlined how it plans to identify 340B claims to remove when [...]

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Sumitomo Loosens 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions in Five More States

July 16, 2024 Views

Sumitomo Pharma America loosened or ended its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in an additional five states.

Drugmaker Sumitomo Pharma America (SMPA) is partially or fully exempting providers in five additional states from its 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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Missouri Become Eighth State to Enact 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law After Governor Declines to Act on Bill

July 11, 2024 Views

Missouri will become the eighth state to enact a 340B contract pharmacy access law when S.B.751 officially takes effect Aug. 28.

Missouri will become the eighth state to prohibit drug manufacturer 340B contract pharmacy restrictions after Gov. Mike Parson (R) announced [...]

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Upcoming Federal Elections Will Significantly Impact 340B Legislative Agenda, Say 340B Hospital Lobbyist, Drug Industry Analyst

July 11, 2024 Views

Tom O’Donnell, senior vice president of government relations at 340B Health, and Michael McCaughan, co-founder of Provision Policy, gave a July 10 address at the 340B Coalition summer conference.

The upcoming U.S. presidential and congressional elections will significantly alter the direction of 340B and broader healthcare policy, a 340B [...]

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Advocates March on Capitol Hill to ‘Defend 340B’ Amid D.C. Heat Wave

July 11, 2024 Views

More than 60 advocates marched on Capitol Hill amid a heat wave in Washington, D.C. for the third annual "Defend 340B March" on July 10.

More than sixty 340B advocates braved an excessive heat warning in the nation’s capital yesterday afternoon for the third annual [...]

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Pharma-Linked Conservative Nonprofit Launches Ad Campaign to ‘Stop the Feeding Frenzy’ in 340B

July 11, 2024 Views

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste has launched a new ad campaign that criticizes the 340B program.

An anti-government waste group with ties to the drug industry is urging lawmakers to “stop the feeding frenzy” in the [...]

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