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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On Final Day of Session, Missouri House Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill, Sends to Governor’s Desk

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The Missouri House overwhelmingly passed a 340B contract pharmacy access bill on the final day of the state's legislative session.
On the final day of Missouri’s legislative session, lawmakers overwhelmingly passed a bill to bar drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions [...]

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Kansas Governor Rejects Provision to Delay New 340B Contract Pharmacy Protections

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) vetoed provisions of a bill that would have delayed a 340B contract pharmacy access law from taking effect.
A Kansas law that prohibits drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions is set to take effect July 1, as result of [...]

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Four States May Act on 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bills this Week

Missouri is one of four states expected to act on a high-profile 340B contract pharmacy access bill or amendment this week.
This week will see major legislative action on up to four state 340B contract pharmacy access bills—including on two controversial [...]

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Delaware Lawmakers Introduce 340B Contract Pharmacy Access, PBM Payment Bill

Delaware’s legislature passed a slimmed-down version of a 340B anti-discrimination bill in the eleventh hour of its legislative session Sunday.
Influential Delaware Democratic lawmakers last week introduced legislation to bar drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions and prohibit certain 340B-specific pharmacy [...]

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