Delaware Legislature Passes Anti-Discrimination Protections for 340B Providers from PBMs but Drug Manufacturer Restrictions Remain

Delaware’s legislature passed a slimmed-down version of a 340B anti-discrimination bill in the eleventh hour of its legislative session Sunday.
Delaware’s legislature passed a slimmed-down version of a 340B anti-discrimination bill in the eleventh hour of its legislative session Sunday, [...]

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Hospital Groups Urge Federal Court to Uphold Maryland’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

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AHA officials penned a Medical Economics op-ed on “the truth behind growth of the 340B prescription drug program.”
Groups representing Maryland providers along with national advocacy groups recently urged a federal judge to reject Novartis’ attempt to block [...]

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Just Days Before New Laws Go Into Effect, GSK, Pfizer Exempt Additional States from Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

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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.
Correction, Thursday, July 27, 2024, 7:00 p.m. EDT—The original version of this article mistakenly said Minnesota’s contract pharmacy access law [...]

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Despite Unanimously Passing Senate, Rhode Island Fails to Pass Contract Pharmacy Protection Bill 

The U.S. House passed a bipartisan bill Tuesday evening to streamline Medicaid enrollment for pediatric providers that would also increase reporting requirements for certain 340B providers.
A state Senate-endorsed bill that would have prohibited 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in Rhode Island failed to clear the legislature [...]

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In Stinging Op-Ed, West Virginia Senate Leader Bashes Drug Industry and Rejects Efforts to Politicize 340B Program

West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair (R), who also serves as the state’s lieutenant governor, told 340B Report that he’s weighing potential litigation against Stand for Us PAC, which has claimed credit for the GOP leader’s May 14 primary loss. (Photo courtesy: WV Senate.)
A key West Virginia lawmaker this week hit back against efforts to tie the 340B program to partisan politics, arguing [...]

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New York Unlikely to Move 340B Contract Pharmacy, PBM Protections Bill in 2024, Sponsors Say

New York lawmakers are expected to leave Albany this week without passing legislation that would bar drug manufacturers' and pharmacy benefit managers' (PBMs) policies against covered entities and N.Y. pharmacies based on their 340B participation.
New York lawmakers are expected to leave Albany this week without passing legislation that would bar drug manufacturers and pharmacy [...]

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UCB is 26th Drugmaker to Exempt Arkansas Providers from Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

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Drugmaker UCB recently told 340B providers in Arkansas that it will exempt them from its contract pharmacy restrictions.
Drugmaker UCB recently told 340B providers in Arkansas that it will exempt them from its contract pharmacy restrictions. In a [...]

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Column: Momentum Continues in States on Contract Pharmacy Access

340B Report Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky addresses advocacy battles around 340B contract pharmacy state laws.
In last month’s column, I wrote about a reprehensible campaign by 340B opponents to tie this vital drug discount program [...]

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Ohio Community Health Center CEOs, Lawmakers Urge Passage of State Contract Pharmacy Protection Bill

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Ohio federally qualified health center (FQHC) leaders called on state lawmakers Tuesday to pass newly introduced legislation that would end 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.
Ohio federally qualified health center (FQHC) leaders called on state lawmakers Tuesday to pass newly introduced legislation that would end [...]

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Ohio Senator Introduces 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill in State Legislature

Ohio state Sen. Bob Hackett (R) introduced a bill to bar drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state.
Ohio is the latest state to consider proposed legislation that would ban drugmakers from restricting covered entities’ acquisition of 340B [...]

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