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Trump’s Full 2026 Budget Would Shift 340B Program from HRSA to CMS, Maintain Current OPA Funding

May 30, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

CMS would assume oversight of the 340B program under the White House’s full fiscal year 2026 budget proposal released May 30.

President Donald Trump’s fiscal year 2026 budget request released yesterday calls for moving control of the 340B program away from [...]

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Vermont Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill with Controversial Hospital Price Caps, Sends to Governor

May 30, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Vermont legislature has passed a 340B bill with contract pharmacy, reporting and price cap provisions.

The Vermont legislature has passed a sweeping 340B bill with contract pharmacy protections, provider reporting requirements and controversial price caps [...]

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Oklahoma Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto, Enact 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

May 30, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Oklahoma lawmakers resoundingly voted to override Gov. Kevin Stitt's (R) veto of a 340B contract pharmacy access bill.

In the final hours of Oklahoma’s legislative session late last night, lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to override Gov. Kevin Stitt’s (R) [...]

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First 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution Panel Decision Sides with Drug Industry

May 30, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The first decision was recently issued under HRSA's revised 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution process.

The first published decision under the revamped 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process sided with the drug industry, marking a [...]

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Two Drugmakers Appeal Federal District Judge’s 340B Rebate Ruling in Favor of HHS

May 30, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Two drugmakers are appealing a Washington, D.C. federal district judge's ruling against unilateral 340B rebate models.

Novartis and Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) are both asking a federal appeals court to overturn a lower court’s ruling that [...]

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Oregon Senate Narrowly Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill

May 29, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Oregon Senate recently passed an amended 340B contract pharmacy access bill.

Oregon state senators late yesterday narrowly passed legislation to prohibit drugmakers from restricting 340B contract pharmacy access in the state. [...]

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Oregon, Illinois State Senators Push for Amendments to 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bills

May 28, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Oregon state senators have proposed competing amendments to a 340B contract pharmacy access bill that passed the state House.

Oregon state senators are pushing for competing amendments to a 340B contract pharmacy access bill that passed the state House; [...]

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Drug Industry Files New Lawsuits to Block 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Laws in Tennessee, Utah

May 28, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

AstraZeneca sued to block Utah's 340B contract pharmacy access law one day after PhRMA challenged Tennessee's similar statute.

AstraZeneca and the brand-name drug industry’s leading trade group have filed federal lawsuits challenging newly enacted 340B contract pharmacy access [...]

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Sponsors of Oklahoma’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill Call for Veto Override, Slam ‘Big Pharma’ and Dark Money

May 22, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Oklahoma Sen. Brent Howard (R), who sponsored a 340B contract pharmacy access bill that the governor recently vetoed, is urging his colleagues to override that veto.

Two Oklahoma Republican lawmakers are urging their colleagues to override Gov. Kevin Stitt’s (R) veto of a 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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Amid Federal Court Setbacks, Drugmakers Turn to State Courts to Try to Block 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Laws

May 22, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Arkansas Circuit Court of Pulaski County is one of two state courts with drug industry litigation challenging 340B contract pharmacy access laws.

Following a string of losses in federal courts, some drugmakers are now turning to state-level courts in an effort to [...]

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Articles by : William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer

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First 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution Panel Decision Sides with Drug Industry

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Two Drugmakers Appeal Federal District Judge’s 340B Rebate Ruling in Favor of HHS

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Oregon Senate Narrowly Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill

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Oregon, Illinois State Senators Push for Amendments to 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bills

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Drug Industry Files New Lawsuits to Block 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Laws in Tennessee, Utah

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Sponsors of Oklahoma’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill Call for Veto Override, Slam ‘Big Pharma’ and Dark Money

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