Articles by : William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer

Astellas Ends 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions in Arkansas and Louisiana

October 11, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Astellas is the third drugmaker to loosen or end its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in Arkansas and Louisiana in response to state laws.

Drugmaker Astellas has ended its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in both Arkansas and Louisiana in response to state laws that [...]

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Rural Organizations, New Congressional Caucus Push 340B Provider Protections

October 11, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Rep. Susan Wild (D-Pa.), a member of the recently formed House Rural Health Caucus, has said 340B provider protections are a key rural health priority.

Rural healthcare providers and members of a new bipartisan House rural health caucus are pushing Congress to enact 340B provider [...]

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Speaker Vacancy Paralyzes House, Stalls 340B Legislation

October 5, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The U.S. House is unlikely to vote on any legislation—including multiple bills with 340B provisions—until a new speaker is elected.

The U.S. House’s vote to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the speakership has paused action on multiple bills with [...]

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Major Drugmakers Agree to Negotiate Drug Prices with Medicare

October 5, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Judge Michael Newman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied a business group's request to pause Medicare negotiations while legal challenges to the IRA play out.

Medicare drug price negotiations will move ahead as planned after major drugmakers agreed to participate and a federal district judge [...]

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AbbVie Joins Legal Battle Over Louisiana’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Law

October 3, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Hospital groups urged a federal district court to dismiss drugmaker AbbVie's lawsuit against Lousiana's 340B contract pharmacy law.

Drugmaker AbbVie has sued Louisiana over its 340B contract pharmacy law, joining a series of drug industry suits that challenge [...]

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Hospitals Defend 340B Compliance Amid Influential Senator’s Investigation

October 3, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) expanded his ongoing inquiry into 340B revenue with letters to two major contract pharmacies.

The two hospital systems subject to a senator’s investigation into 340B program revenue have said they are fully compliant with [...]

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Government Averts Shutdown with 11th Hour Temporary Funding Bill, Speaker McCarthy Faces Historic Challenge

October 3, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), speaker of the U.S. House, relied on Democratic support to pass a temporary government funding bill.

The federal government narrowly avoided a shutdown this week after lawmakers scrambled to pass a stopgap bill hours before government [...]

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Ranking GOP Senator on Key Committee Opens Investigation into 340B Hospital Revenue

September 29, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sen. Bill Cassidy, ranking Republican on the Senate HELP Committee, does not appear to have the authority to compel hospitals to respond to his inquiry on 340B revenue.

The top Republican on an influential Senate committee has opened an investigation into how two major health systems use revenue [...]

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Looming Government Shutdown Poses 340B Program Uncertainty, Potential Legal Proceeding Slowdown

September 28, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A Senate Committee recently approved the FY25 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

The government agency that oversees the 340B program will retain just over half of its staff in the event of [...]

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As Shutdown Looms, Momentum Slows on Bills with Key 340B Changes

September 28, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Rep. Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) co-sponsored a PBM transparency bill with a 340B provision, but there had not been any floor or committee votes scheduled on the legislation.

As the country moves closer to a federal government shutdown, movement on two bipartisan House bills with 340B program language, [...]

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