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Senate Committee Confirms Dr. Oz as CMS Administrator in Party-Line Vote, Sends Nomination to Full Chamber

The Senate Finance Committee confirmed Mehmet Oz’s CMS administrator nomination on a 14-13 party-line vote.
A key Senate panel voted along party lines Tuesday afternoon to confirm Mehmet Oz as President Donald Trump’s (R) pick [...]

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Dr. Oz’s Ties to Company that Partners With 340B Hospitals Draws Scrutiny, Senate Panel Prepares Vote on CMS Administrator Nomination

Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s (R) pick to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, drew new scrutiny this week over his ties to a health benefits company that partners with 340B hospitals.
President Donald Trump’s (R) pick of Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) drew new [...]

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U.S. Senate Bipartisan 340B Working Group Announces New Members, New Mexico Sends Contract Pharmacy Access Bill to Gov.

U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) have announced U.S. Sens. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) as the newest members of the Senate 340B bipartisan working group.
The bipartisan group of six U.S. senators behind long-awaited 340B program overhaul legislation, known as the SUSTAIN 340B Act, is [...]

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340B Advocate Slams Federal ‘No 340B Savings for Transgender Care Act’ Proposal

Peggy Tighe, a principal at Powers Law, told 340B Report that U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson’s (R-S.D.) bill "appears to be an attempt to thwart attacks against the 340B program, perhaps to protect GOP state and federal legislators, but it is anti-states' rights and an overreaction to a false and incendiary campaign.”
A 340B program advocate this week condemned a new GOP U.S. House bill that would prohibit covered entities from using [...]

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Vermont House Passes Contract Pharmacy Access Bill, While U.S. House Republican Introduces ‘No 340B Savings for Transgender Care Act’

The Vermont House cleared a 340B contract pharmacy access bill by voice vote, sending it to the state Senate.
The Vermont House of Representatives voted this morning to pass a contract pharmacy access bill, the same day that a [...]

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340B Program Garners National Headlines Over Dark Money Ads, Employer Pharmacy Benefit Plans 

The Associated Press and Wall Street Journal recently published articles that highlighted the 340B program.
The 340B drug pricing program is drawing newfound national media attention following recent articles on a multistate dark money ad [...]

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CMS Nominee ‘Dr. Oz’ Grilled Over Potential Medicaid Cuts and Position on Medicare Negotiations at Confirmation Hearing 

The Senate Finance Committee pressed Mehmet Oz, known as "Dr. Oz," on whether he would oppose cuts to Medicaid as CMS administrator. Oliver Oz, his son who is marketed as having a leadership role at a 340B services company, sat behind him during the hearing.
Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s (R) nominee to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), faced persistent questioning—primarily [...]

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Sumitomo, J&J Announce 340B Refunds to Covered Entities

Sumitomo Pharma and Johnson & Johnson announced lists of drugs eligible for refunds.
Two drugmakers recently notified covered entities of adjustments to their 340B drug ceiling prices and resulting refund eligibility. Sumitomo Pharma [...]

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Federal Judge Dismisses Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit Against CVS Over 340B TPA Policy

A federal judge granted CVS' motion to dismiss a case accusing the healthcare company of violating antitrust laws through its use of 340B TPA Wellpartner.
A federal judge ruled that healthcare conglomerate CVS Health did not violate antitrust laws with its contract pharmacy policies, dismissing [...]

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Senate Confirmation Hearing for Dr. Oz, Trump’s Pick to Lead CMS, Set for Tomorrow

The Senate Finance Committee announced it will hold a March 14 confirmation hearing on President Donald Trump's pick to lead CMS, Mehmet Oz.
Mehmet Oz, the celebrity heart surgeon and former U.S. Senate candidate that President Donald Trump nominated to lead the Centers [...]

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