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Virginia Governor Amends 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill to Delay Enactment, Add Reporting Measures in Move Denounced by Health Centers

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) amended a 340B contract pharmacy access bill that had overwhelmingly passed both state legislative chambers.
Despite its overwhelming support from the state legislature, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) late yesterday amended a 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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West Virginia Becomes Third State to Enact 340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Law

W.Va. Gov. Jim Justice (R) signed a bill prohibiting drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions, which will take effect on June 6.
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) signed into law today a bill to prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions, making [...]

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In Key Decision That Could Have National Implications, Federal Appellate Court Upholds Arkansas 340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Law

Circuit Judge Michael Melloy of the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals wrote the opinion that upheld Arkansas' state 340B contract pharmacy law.
A federal appeals court today upheld an Arkansas law that prohibits drug manufacturer 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state. [...]

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Highly Anticipated Draft 340B Bill Released by Bipartisan Senate Gang of Six

The “Group of Six” is expected to announce this week that it plans to release the SUSTAIN Act by the end of the year.
After more than six months of long meetings with stakeholders, a bipartisan group of six senators released draft legislation Friday [...]

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Federal Judge Rebukes HRSA on 340B Patient Definition

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Genesis Health Care successfully challenged HRSA's 340B patient definition in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
A federal district judge in South Carolina late today struck down the 340B program’s patient definition, as federal regulators described [...]

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CMS Proposes $9 Billion in Lump Sum Payments to Reimburse Hospitals for Past 340B Part B Drug Payment Cuts

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CMS late this afternoon proposed how it will repay 340B hospitals for $10.5 billion in illegal Medicare Part B drug payment cuts.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services plans to provide lump sum Medicare Part B drug payments to 340B [...]

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House E&C Committee Passes Two Bills That Would Create 340B Entity Reporting Requirements

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The House E&C Committee passed a bill to impose reporting requirements on 340B DSH hospitals and potentially other entities. The committee passed another bill that could expose all types of 340B covered entities to separate reporting requirements.

The House Energy & Commerce Committee passed two bills today to impose 340B program reporting requirements on hospitals and other health care providers.

They were among 19 health care, telecommunications, and energy bills that the committee marked up today.

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House Subcommittee Votes on Party Lines to Impose Reporting Requirements on 340B DSH Hospitals & Potentially Other Covered Entities

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Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.), who has led high-profile 340B-related legislation, will retire at the end of this Congress.

In a significant development, a GOP-led U.S. House health subcommittee this afternoon voted 16 to 12 along party lines to pass and send to the full committee legislation to impose significant new reporting requirements on 340B disproportionate share hospitals.

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HRSA and Prime Vendor Yank FAQs About 340B Use in Hospital Child Sites, and GAO Issues a New 340B Study

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Excerpts from 340B FAQs that HRSA (top) and the 340B prime vendor Apexus (bottom) have removed from their websites.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration midday yesterday and the 340B prime vendor Apexus this morning, in connection with the end of the COVID-19 public health emergency late last night, withdrew mostly identical 340B program FAQs about use of

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GSK Extends 340B Pricing Conditions to all Covered Entities and all Products

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GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer announced updates to their 340B contract pharmacy policies to comply with new state laws that will take effect in July.

UPDATE Friday, March 31, 2023, 6:45 p.m. EDT—Story updated with comment from the National Association of Community Health Centers.


Drug manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline this afternoon announced a major expansion of its conditions on 340B pricing in the contract

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