Viatris Becomes 37th Manufacturer to Place Restrictions on 340B Contract Pharmacy Use; Policy Applies to Hospitals and Health Centers

Drug manufacturer Viatris has placed 340B contract pharmacy restrictions on hospitals and community health centers.
Canonsburg, Penn.-based Viatris yesterday became the 37th drugmaker to restrict the shipment of 340B-priced drugs in the contract pharmacy setting. [...]

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More Drugmakers Exempt States from Contract Pharmacy Restrictions as Four New State Laws Take Effect

Four major drug manufacturers announced they will fully or partially exempt covered entities in certain states from their 340B contract [...]

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Health Centers Fear ‘Collateral Damage’ From New Manufacturer Restrictions on Wholly-Owned Pharmacies

Ohio-based Signature Health will lose 340B drug access at its fully owned central fill pharmacy as a result of five new drugmaker policies.
Five new manufacturer restrictions on wholly-owned pharmacies taking effect in July will be “disastrous” for certain health center pharmacy arrangements, [...]

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Health Centers Urge Federal Appeals Court to Reverse Dismissal of Suit Alleging Drugmaker Collusion on Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

Rochester, N.Y.-based Mosaic Health and Central Virginia Health Services filed a June 10 appeal brief with the U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals.
Two community health centers urged a federal appeals court to reverse an earlier dismissal of their lawsuit alleging four major [...]

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IRA Could ‘Crush the 340B Margin,’ Force Transparency into Program, Says Adam Fein of Drug Channels

Adam Fein, Ph.D., president of Drug Channels Institute, hosted a June 21 webinar that discussed the IRA's interaction with the 340B program.

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) may reduce 340B margins for certain high-cost drugs and drive more transparency into the program, an influential pharmaceutical supply chain analyst who has been a frequent 340B critic told an audience of stakeholders late last

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PhRMA Asks Federal Judge to Block Enforcement of Maryland’s New 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

PhRMA filed suit against Maryland's 340B contract pharmacy access law in a federal district court.
A powerful brand-name drug industry trade organization has asked a federal district judge to block Maryland from enforcing the state’s [...]

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It’s Official: Long-Awaited Final 340B ADR Rule Takes Effect, But Findings Still Distant

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' final 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution rule formally took effect on June 18.
Fourteen years after the Congressional deadline, the long-anticipated revision to the 340B Administrative Dispute Resolution (ADR) process officially took effect [...]

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Senate Companion Bill Introduced to Expand 340B Eligibility to Certain Rural, Outpatient Hospitals

Sen. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) introduced companion legislation to a House bill that would extend 340B eligibility to certain rural, emergency hospitals.
A U.S. senator introduced a bill to extend 340B eligibility to certain outpatient rural hospitals with emergency services, mirroring a [...]

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Higher Court Already Rejected AstraZeneca’s Claim on Arkansas 340B Contract Pharmacy Law, State Attorney Tells Federal Judge

The Arkansas Insurance Department filed a June 17 motion asking the U.S. District Court for Eastern Arkansas to dismiss AstraZeneca’s claim that Arkansas’ 340B contract pharmacy access law is preempted by the federal 340B statute.
A key argument in AstraZeneca’s lawsuit challenging Arkansas’ 340B contract pharmacy access law has already been rejected by a higher [...]

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Hospital Groups Bash Novartis’ ‘Whiplash-Inducing’ Arguments in Mississippi 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit

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The American Hospital Association (AHA), 340B Health, Maryland Hospital Association and Mid-Atlantic Association of Community Health Centers urged a federal judge to reject Novartis’ attempt to block Maryland’s new 340B contract pharmacy access law.
Drug manufacturer Novartis uses contradictory, “whiplash-inducing” arguments in its lawsuit challenging Mississippi’s 340B contract pharmacy law, hospital groups told a [...]

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