Articles by : William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer

State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Roundup: Updates in Vermont, Oklahoma, Colorado, Rhode Island

September 9, 2025 Shannon Young and William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

Key briefs were filed recently in litigation over state 340B contract pharmacy laws in Vermont, Oklahoma, Colorado and Rhode Island.

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

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North Dakota Officials Transfer PhRMA’s State 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit to Federal Court

September 9, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

North Dakota officials recently transferred a PhRMA lawsuit from a state courthouse to the U.S. District Court for the District of North Dakota.

North Dakota officials have transferred a drug industry lawsuit over the state’s new 340B contract pharmacy access law from state [...]

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Bipartisan Group of U.S. House Members Urges Colleagues to Sign onto Letter Opposing HHS’ 340B Rebate Pilot

September 5, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

Four members of the U.S. House are asking colleagues to sign onto a letter urging HHS to abandon its 340B rebate pilot program.

A bipartisan group of U.S. House members is circulating a draft letter urging HHS to abandon its controversial 340B rebate pilot program.

A bipartisan group of U.S. House members is circulating a draft letter urging the Department of Health and Human Services [...]

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AstraZeneca Sues Hawaii, Tennessee, Colorado Over 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Laws

September 5, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

AstraZeneca recently filed a series of federal lawsuits challenging three more states' 340B contract pharmacy access laws.

Drugmaker AstraZeneca recently filed three new federal lawsuits challenging new 340B contract pharmacy access laws in Hawaii, Tennessee and Colorado. [...]

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Federal Appeals Court Panel Grills All Parties in Oral Arguments Over Louisiana’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

September 3, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

The U.S. 5th Circuit Court of Appeals heard Sept. 2 oral arguments on drug industry challenges to Louisiana's 340B contract pharmacy access law.

A federal appeals court panel in New Orleans yesterday pressed attorneys for the drug industry, Louisiana officials and state health [...]

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Drugmakers Argue HHS Cannot Reject 340B Rebates in Federal Appeals Court Briefs

September 3, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

Five drug companies recently urged the federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. to overturn a lower court's ruling on 340B rebates.

Five drug companies are pressing a federal appeals court to rule that the 340B statute does not give the government [...]

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340B Community Mourns Loss of Longtime Health Center and 340B Advocate and Educator Sue Veer

August 28, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

The late Sue Veer was remembered this week by colleagues and friends as a leader, educator, mentor, friend and tireless advocate for health centers and the 340B program. (Photo courtesy of NACHC).

The 340B community is mourning the recent passing of Sue Veer, a nationally recognized leader for community health centers and [...]

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AHA Urges HRSA to Abandon 340B Rebate Pilot, Warns of Severe Burdens on Hospitals

August 28, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

AHA General Counsel Chad Golder wrote a letter to HRSA Administrator Thomas Engels urging him to abandon the 340B rebate pilot program.

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is pushing back forcefully against the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) new 340B rebate [...]

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Federal Court Extends Deadlines in Drugmakers’ 340B Rebate Appeals

August 28, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

A Washington, D.C. federal appeals court has extended drugmaker filing deadlines and has pushed back oral arguments in litigation surrounding HRSA's authority to approve 340B rebates.

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. has extended a filing deadline and postponed oral arguments in the drug industry’s [...]

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Rural Health Advocates Alarmed by Urban Hospitals Reclassifying As ‘Rural’ Under Medicare

August 28, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

Rural health advocates are concerned about the growing trend of urban hospitals dually classifying as rural under the Medicare program.

Rural health advocates are sounding alarms over the surge in large urban hospitals reclassifying as rural under Medicare, warning this [...]

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