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Trump Revives Controversial 340B Rule for Insulin, EpiPens in Sweeping Health Care Executive Order

William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
President Donald Trump issued an April 15 executive order on drug pricing with a controversial 340B requirement for community health centers.
President Donald Trump (R) last night issued a wide-ranging health care executive order that revives a controversial 340B policy from [...]

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Oregon, Oklahoma Advance 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bills

William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
The Oregon House voted to approve a 340B contract pharmacy access bill on April 14, the same day that Oklahoma lawmakers advanced a similar bill.
State legislators in Oregon and Oklahoma voted yesterday to advance separate bills that would prohibit drugmakers from placing 340B contract [...]

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AbbVie Sues Three More States Over Newly Enacted 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Laws

William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
AbbVie has filed lawsuits against four of the five states that have enacted 340B contract pharmacy access laws in 2025.
Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie recently filed lawsuits against the states of Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota over their newly enacted [...]

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New Mexico Enacts Law Prohibiting Drugmaker 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions on Health Centers

William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) this week signed a 340B contract pharmacy access measure.
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed a law on Tuesday to bar drugmakers from placing 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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HRSA Allows One Sagebrush Site to Remain in 340B, but Other Sites’ Eligibility Still in Dispute

William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
HRSA reversed its position to allow one Sagebrush site to remain 340B eligible, but the agency is continuing to contest the eligibility of the STD clinic's other sites.
Sagebrush Health, a Nevada-based STD clinic, notched a partial legal victory on Monday when the Health Resources and Services Administration [...]

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Nebraska Becomes 12th State to Enact 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) signed a contract pharmacy access bill into law at an April 9 ceremony attended by state senators and provider advocates.
Nebraska today became the 12th state in the nation—and the fourth state in 2025—to enact a law shielding 340B contract [...]

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First Drugmaker Sues Utah’s New 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
AbbVie filed an April 7 lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of Utah's new 340B contract pharmacy access law.
Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie yesterday sued the state of Utah over its newly enacted contract pharmacy access law—becoming the first drug [...]

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Lawmakers in Indiana, Minnesota, Arkansas Introduce or Advance Provider Reporting Bills, 340B Restrictions

William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
Indiana state legislators removed controversial 340B restrictions from one bill but are continuing to push separate provider reporting legislation.
State lawmakers in Indiana, Minnesota and Arkansas are pursuing 340B bills that would place new reporting requirements, and in some [...]

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Federal Judge Dismisses Two Drugmaker Challenges to Minnesota’s Contract Pharmacy Access Law, Citing Lack of Enforcement Power

William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
A federal judge dismissed suits from AbbVie and AstraZeneca challenging Minnesota's contract pharmacy access law on procedural grounds.
A federal judge has dismissed lawsuits from AbbVie and AstraZeneca against Minnesota’s 340B contract pharmacy access law because the statute [...]

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North Dakota Becomes 11th State to Enact 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
North Dakota Gov. Kelly Armstrong (R), pictured addressing state legislators earlier this year, signed a 340B contract pharmacy access bill on April 2.
North Dakota has become the 11th state in the nation—and the third in 2025—to enact a law prohibiting drugmaker contract [...]

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