Four States May Act on 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bills this Week

Missouri is one of four states expected to act on a high-profile 340B contract pharmacy access bill or amendment this week.
This week will see major legislative action on up to four state 340B contract pharmacy access bills—including on two controversial [...]

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Draft Senate Bill Would Pay Hospitals to Stockpile Certain Generic Drugs if They Forgo 340B Discounts, Meet New Contracting Requirements

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, said a bipartisan draft bill would "take meaningful strides toward mitigating and preventing prescription drug shortages."
A new Senate draft drug shortages bill would offer bonus payments to hospitals that stockpile certain generic drugs and agree [...]

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House Committee Clears Telehealth Medicare Extension Bill with PBM 340B Provision

Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation with certain Medicare telehealth extensions and a PBM 340B provision.
A key House of Representatives committee yesterday approved a bill to extend telehealth regulations that also would require pharmacy benefit [...]

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Missouri House Committees Advance 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill as Legislative Session Nears End

A Missouri House committee cleared a 340B contract pharmacy access bill in the final weeks of the state's legislative session.
With less than two weeks remaining in the Missouri legislative session, two key house committees approved a 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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Pfizer Exempts Arkansas Hospitals from All Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

Pfizer is one of more than 20 drugmakers to fully or partially exempt Arkansas providers from its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced it exempted Arkansas hospitals from its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions beginning this week. Effective May 6, [...]

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Delaware Lawmakers Introduce 340B Contract Pharmacy Access, PBM Payment Bill

Delaware’s legislature passed a slimmed-down version of a 340B anti-discrimination bill in the eleventh hour of its legislative session Sunday.
Influential Delaware Democratic lawmakers last week introduced legislation to bar drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions and prohibit certain 340B-specific pharmacy [...]

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Appeals Court Rejects PhRMA’s Request for a Full Panel Rehearing of Arkansas 340B Contract Pharmacy Case

The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals denied PhRMA's request to reconsider a decision upholding Arkansas' 340B law.
A federal appeals court today rejected a drug industry trade group’s request for all of its appellate judges to reconsider [...]

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Arkansas Enforcing 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law Against AstraZeneca

Arkansas officials are seeking penalties against AstraZeneca in an August hearing for allegedly violating the state's 340B contract pharmacy access law.
Arkansas state officials today scheduled a public hearing to enforce the state’s 340B contract pharmacy access law against AstraZeneca, according [...]

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Federal Bill Introduced to Expand 340B Eligibility to Outpatient-Focused Rural Emergency Hospitals

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), who sits on the House E&C Committee, co-sponsored legislation that would grant 340B eligibility to certain rural emergency hospitals.
Two federal lawmakers this week introduced bipartisan legislation that would extend 340B eligibility to certain outpatient-focused rural hospitals offering emergency [...]

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Group Critical of Medicare Negotiation and 340B Program Suggests 340B Providers May Avoid IRA Negotiated Lower-Cost Drugs

The American Action Forum published a policy insight that suggested 340B providers could avoid IRA-negotiated lower-cost drugs.
Medicare Part D plans and 340B providers may avoid drugs with negotiated lower Medicare prices to maximize revenue from rebates, [...]

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