Category: Contract Pharmacy Protection Bills

State Action Year in Review: States Passed More 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Laws as Drugmakers Pursued Legal Challenges and Dark-Money Campaign Threatened GOP Lawmakers

December 23, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Six states passed 340B contract pharmacy access bills in 2024, bringing the total to eight.

Contract pharmacy restrictions—and legislation to override them—dominated 340B policy discussions in statehouses and courtrooms across the country this year, as [...]

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It’s Not Just Arkansas Anymore: West Virginia Becomes Second State to Start Enforcing Its Contract Pharmacy Access Law

December 12, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The West Virginia Board of Pharmacy ended its self-imposed stay on alleged violations to the state's 340B contract pharmacy access law at its Dec. 8 meeting.

The West Virginia Board of Pharmacy is beginning to act on its growing backlog of alleged violations to the state’s [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Updates in Missouri

December 5, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

AstraZeneca and Novartis recently opposed covered entities’ efforts to dismiss lawsuits challenging Missouri's contract pharmacy access law.

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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It is Not Just Hospitals: Amid Increasing Drugmaker Contract Pharmacy Restrictions, Health Centers Forced to Lay Off Staff & Cut Services

November 26, 2024 Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

Drugmaker contact pharmacy restrictions that apply to all covered entities have now outpaced those that only apply to hospitals, according to a new 340B Report analysis.

Drugmaker contact pharmacy restrictions that apply to all covered entities have now outpaced those that only apply to hospitals, according [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Arkansas SCOTUS Appeal and Updates in West Virginia, Mississippi

November 26, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer & Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer & Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

Key briefs were filed this week in litigation over state contract pharmacy access laws in Arkansas, West Virginia and Mississippi.

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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More Dems Back 340B PATIENTS Act Which Would Restore 340B Discounts in Contract Pharmacy Setting

November 21, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Two major community health center national advocacy groups have pushed aside their conflicting visions of 340B reform to jointly lobby Congress to reauthorize crucial health center funding ahead of a looming budget deadline.

Three additional House Democrats—including a high-profile New York congresswoman—have signed on as co-sponsors to legislation that would bar drugmaker restrictions [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Updates in Mississippi, Missouri

November 21, 2024 Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

Key briefs were filed this week in state contract pharmacy litigation in Mississippi and Missouri.

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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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Updates in Mississippi, West Virginia, Missouri

November 15, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer & William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer & Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

Key briefs were filed this week in state contract pharmacy litigation in Mississippi, West Virginia and Missouri.

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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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Updates in Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi

October 24, 2024 Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent & William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer & Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Key briefs were filed this week in state contract pharmacy litigation in Minnesota, Missouri and Mississippi.

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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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Orders and Filings in Arkansas, Louisiana, Kansas, Mississippi Maryland, Missouri

October 10, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer & William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer & Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

Key motions were filed this week in state contract pharmacy litigation in Arkansas, Maryland, Louisiana, Kansas, Missouri, Minnesota and Mississippi.

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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