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Amid Double Digit 2023 Growth in 340B, NACHC Urges Federal Over State Reform

February 21, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Vacheria Keys, director of regulatory affairs at NACHC, said the organization was focused on comprehensive federal 340B reform.

Unreleased figures show “double digit growth again for the 340B program” in 2023, the leader of the 340B prime vendor [...]

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Republican Heavyweights Enter Race to Lead House Committee that Oversees 340B

February 15, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) will run to chair the House E&C Committee next session--and is considered by some lobbyists as the favorite to win--if Republicans maintain control of the House.

If House Republicans maintain control of the chamber after the November elections, several senior members will likely vie to chair [...]

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User Fees in Senate Group of Six Bill Raise Provider Concerns But Unlikely To Scuttle Bill

February 13, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

William von Oehsen, principal at the law firm Powers, said the SUSTAIN ACT is "not going to live or die based on the user fee."

The inclusion of a provision in draft 340B reform legislation creating “user fees” on 340B covered entities (CEs) is likely [...]

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340B Arises Briefly in Much-Anticipated Senate Hearing on High Prescription Drug Prices

February 8, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Joaquin Duato, CEO of J&J, said 340B "is an important program" in response to questioning from Sen. Roger Marshall (R-Kan.).

One influential Republican senator criticized 340B and another Republican senator expressed support for the program during today’s much-awaited Senate committee [...]

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Highly Anticipated Draft 340B Bill Released by Bipartisan Senate Gang of Six

February 2, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

The “Group of Six” is expected to announce this week that it plans to release the SUSTAIN Act by the end of the year.

After more than six months of long meetings with stakeholders, a bipartisan group of six senators released draft legislation Friday [...]

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Senior HRSA Official Doubles Down on Agency’s 340B Patient Definition in Wake of Genesis Ruling

January 30, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Rear Adm. Krista Pedley, director of HRSA's Office of Special Health Initiatives, addressed the 340B patient definition at a conference Tuesday.

A high-ranking Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) official this morning told 340B stakeholders that the agency would continue to [...]

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High-Ranking GOP Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Quantify 340B Use Among ‘Noncitizens’

January 23, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and other influential Republican lawmakers introduced companion bills calling for a government report on 340B use among people living in the country without legal permission.

Influential Republican lawmakers have introduced companion bills in the U.S. House and Senate that call for a government report on [...]

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Latest Cassidy Probe Adds to Growing Scrutiny of 340B Contract Pharmacies, TPAs

January 19, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The drug industry and 340B program advocates offered mixed reactions Monday to a key senator’s latest inquiries into drugmakers’ contract pharmacy restrictions as part of an ongoing congressional probe of the drug pricing program.

An influential senator’s inquiry into the nation’s two largest 340B pharmacy chains comes amid growing scrutiny into 340B contract pharmacies [...]

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Senator Cassidy Expands 340B Inquiry to Two Major Contract Pharmacies

January 18, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) expanded his ongoing inquiry into 340B revenue with letters to two major contract pharmacies.

The top Republican on an influential Senate committee yesterday asked the nation’s two largest contract pharmacy companies for detailed information [...]

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2024 Congressional 340B Outlook: Overhaul Unlikely Without Major Legal Developments, Senate Deal

January 5, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A Senate Committee recently approved the FY25 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.

In 2024, congressional gridlock and election year dynamics will likely slow momentum on any comprehensive 340B program reform package, lobbyists [...]

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Amid Double Digit 2023 Growth in 340B, NACHC Urges Federal Over State Reform

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Republican Heavyweights Enter Race to Lead House Committee that Oversees 340B

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User Fees in Senate Group of Six Bill Raise Provider Concerns But Unlikely To Scuttle Bill

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340B Arises Briefly in Much-Anticipated Senate Hearing on High Prescription Drug Prices

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Highly Anticipated Draft 340B Bill Released by Bipartisan Senate Gang of Six

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Senior HRSA Official Doubles Down on Agency’s 340B Patient Definition in Wake of Genesis Ruling

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High-Ranking GOP Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Quantify 340B Use Among ‘Noncitizens’

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Latest Cassidy Probe Adds to Growing Scrutiny of 340B Contract Pharmacies, TPAs

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