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In Unanimous Decision, Fed Appeals Court Reverses Lower Court Ruling and Allows 340B Antitrust Lawsuit Against Insulin Drugmakers to Advance

August 7, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The U.S. 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals' 3-0 decision reversed a lower court’s 2024 ruling that had denied health centers' antitrust claims against four drug manufacturers that have placed contract pharmacy restrictions.

A federal appeals court ruled unanimously Wednesday that an antitrust class action lawsuit, in which two health clinics alleged four [...]

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HHS Touts 340B Rebate Pilot Proposal to Appeals Court, Hospitals File Amicus Brief Urging Court to Reject Rebates

August 7, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

HHS highlighted its proposed 340B rebate pilot in an Aug. 1 brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) touted the agency’s recently announced plan to pilot a 340B rebate [...]

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Judge Rejects HHS’ Partial Motion to Dismiss in Drugmakers’ Lawsuit Challenging STD Site Recertifications

August 7, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, denied HHS’ partial motion to dismiss drugmakers’ claims in a lawsuit alleging that the federal government allowed certain STD clinics to unlawfully participate in the 340B program.

A Washington D.C. federal court this week rejected the Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) request to partially dismiss [...]

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Trump Calls on Drugmakers to Implement ‘Most Favored Nation’ Pricing, Resurrects Idea to Extend MFN to all Medicaid Patients

August 7, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

President Donald Trump sent a July 31 letter to 17 major drugmakers to begin implementing his proposed “most-favored nation” model for prescription drugs.

President Donald Trump is urging more than a dozen leading pharmaceutical manufacturers to begin implementing his proposed “most-favored nation” (MFN) [...]

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Senate HELP Committee Chairman Again Criticizes 340B Hospitals and Calls for Reforms at Hearing

August 5, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Senate HELP Committee Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-La.) pointed to 340B program reforms as one potential way to address health care costs at a July 31 hearing.

A key Senate Republican and outspoken 340B critic recently argued that any comprehensive efforts to address healthcare affordability in Congress [...]

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340B Providers, Drug Industry Raise Concerns Over HRSA’s 340B Rebate Model Pilot Proposal

July 31, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

340B provider groups and drugmakers raised concerns Thursday over HRSA's proposed 340B rebate guidance.

340B covered entities and drugmakers offered competing criticisms Thursday of the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) newly released 340B [...]

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HRSA Proposes 340B Rebate Model Pilot for Narrow Set of Drugs Under Strict Conditions

July 31, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Health Resources and Services Administration published its highly-anticipated proposed 340B rebate guidance this morning, proposing a narrowly-scoped pilot program.

The Health Resources and Services Administration unveiled its highly anticipated proposed 340B rebate guidance on the morning of July 31.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) today unveiled its highly anticipated 340B rebate guidance, proposing a pilot program that [...]

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Who Are the Federal Judges Deciding the High-Stakes Drugmaker 340B Rebate Appeals?

July 31, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Circuit Judges Neomi Rao, Patricia Millett and Cornelia Pillard are scheduled to hear oral arguments in Washington, D.C. this September on a five drug companies' 340B rebate appeal.

Three federal appeals judges—who have all ruled on 340B matters in the past—will hear oral arguments in September in a [...]

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340B Health Survey: Most Hospitals Would Struggle to Stay Open, Maintain Care Levels Under 340B Rebate Model

July 31, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

340B Health surveyed hundreds of its member hospitals on the likely effects of drugmakers' proposed 340B rebate models.

A majority of 340B hospitals surveyed said the costs associated with implementing drugmakers’ proposed rebate models would hinder their ability [...]

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Dark Money Group’s Survey Claims GOP Primary Voters Oppose State Contract Pharmacy Access Laws

July 31, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Dark money group Building America’s Future said it surveyed more than 1,000 likely GOP primary voters on their support for “expanding” the 340B program by states passing contract pharmacy access bills.

The dark money group behind a campaign targeting GOP-led states’ recent efforts to enact 340B contract pharmacy access laws released [...]

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In Unanimous Decision, Fed Appeals Court Reverses Lower Court Ruling and Allows 340B Antitrust Lawsuit Against Insulin Drugmakers to Advance

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HHS Touts 340B Rebate Pilot Proposal to Appeals Court, Hospitals File Amicus Brief Urging Court to Reject Rebates

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Judge Rejects HHS’ Partial Motion to Dismiss in Drugmakers’ Lawsuit Challenging STD Site Recertifications

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Trump Calls on Drugmakers to Implement ‘Most Favored Nation’ Pricing, Resurrects Idea to Extend MFN to all Medicaid Patients

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Senate HELP Committee Chairman Again Criticizes 340B Hospitals and Calls for Reforms at Hearing

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HRSA Proposes 340B Rebate Model Pilot for Narrow Set of Drugs Under Strict Conditions

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Who Are the Federal Judges Deciding the High-Stakes Drugmaker 340B Rebate Appeals?

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340B Health Survey: Most Hospitals Would Struggle to Stay Open, Maintain Care Levels Under 340B Rebate Model

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