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Federal Judge Upholds HHS’ Right to Pre-Approve 340B Rebates, Tosses Four of Five Drugmaker Lawsuits

May 16, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Judge Dabney Friedrich of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia largely sided with HHS and against the drug industry in multiple 340B rebate lawsuits.

A federal district judge has upheld the federal government’s authority to require agency approval of drugmaker 340B rebate models, dealing [...]

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HHS Secretary RFK Jr. Weighs in on 340B Program Publicly for 1st Time

May 14, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

HHS Secretary. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told House lawmakers Wednesday that he could not confirm reports that HHS is seeking to shift 340B to CMS due to a “court order."

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. provided his first public remarks on the 340B program Wednesday [...]

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Senate HELP Committee Chair Cassidy Calls for Federal 340B Reforms, Releases Findings of Yearslong Congressional Probe

April 24, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) laid out a series of potential policies Congress could adopt to “bring much-needed reform to the 340B program” in a 195-page report, which summarized the findings of the investigation he launched in 2023—as the HELP panel’s top Republican—into how certain hospitals, health centers, chain pharmacies and drugmakers operate their 340B programs.

The leader of a key U.S. Senate Committee tasked with overseeing the 340B program called Thursday for Congress to improve [...]

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South Dakota Becomes First State to Enact 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law in 2025

March 11, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

South Dakota Gov. Larry Rhoden (R) has signed 97 bills into law in the 2025 legislative session, including a 340B contract pharmacy access bill.

South Dakota today became the first state in 2025 to enact a law prohibiting drugmakers from restricting 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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Utah, South Dakota Legislatures Pass 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bills in Landslide Votes, Sending to State Governors

March 6, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Utah House overwhelmingly voted to pass a contract pharmacy access bill the same day that South Dakota's House approved similar legislation.

The Utah House and South Dakota House both overwhelmingly voted yesterday to pass 340B contract pharmacy access legislation, sending those [...]

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In Four Major Votes, Utah, South Dakota, Hawaii and Nebraska Each Advance 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bills

March 5, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Utah Senate voted 26-1 to pass a 340B contract pharmacy access bill on March 4, shortly after the House unanimously passed an identical bill.

Editor’s note: An earlier version of the headline for this article incorrectly stated that North Dakota advanced its contract pharmacy [...]

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Sanofi Pauses 340B Rebate Proposal, Sues HRSA to Impose Controversial Model

December 17, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sanofi sued HRSA on Dec. 16 in a federal district court in an effort to implement its controversial 340B rebate model.

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi late yesterday announced it would pause the implementation of its contested 340B rebate plan and become [...]

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HRSA Threatens to Remove Sanofi from 340B Program Over ‘Unapproved’ 340B Rebate Proposal

December 13, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

HRSA threatened to take significant enforcement actions against Sanofi over the drugmaker's proposed 340B rebate model.

The federal department that oversees the 340B program told Sanofi late Friday afternoon that it must cease implementation of its [...]

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Supreme Court Declines to Hear PhRMA’s Challenge to Arkansas’ Landmark 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

December 9, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Supreme Court announced on Dec. 9 that it would not take up PhRMA's appeal challenging an Arkansas 340B law.

The U.S. Supreme Court earlier today declined to hear an influential drug industry trade group’s appeal challenging Arkansas’ first-in-the-nation 340B [...]

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Wall Street Journal Reports Sanofi Will Become Third Drugmaker to Push for Controversial 340B Rebate

November 22, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sanofi reportedly plans to announce a 340B rebate plan for certain hospitals.

French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi reportedly plans to announce a 340B rebate model for hospitals today, making it the third drugmaker [...]

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