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Two Senior GOP Senators Suggest 340B Linked to Generic Drug Shortages

December 7, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, said penny pricing under 340B warranted “serious scrutiny in the context of generic products.”

Two Republican Senators on an influential committee suggested during a hearing on Tuesday that 340B discounts could contribute to certain [...]

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Senate Drug Shortage Hearing to Include 340B-Researcher Witnesses

November 30, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced a Dec. 5 hearing on prescription drug shortages that will include testimony from two witnesses who have published research on the 340B program.

A Senate Finance Committee Dec. 5 hearing on prescription drug shortages will include testimony from two witnesses who have written [...]

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Influential Senator Extends 340B Inquiry to Community Health Centers

November 16, 2023 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 today asked two community health centers to submit detailed financial information on [...]

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Hospitals to Meet with White House, HHS About 340B Dispute Resolution Process

November 15, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

The White House plans to release a revised administrative dispute resolution process for the 340B program this month.

Hospital groups will meet with federal executive branch officials to discuss coming changes to the 340B program’s administrative dispute resolution [...]

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Senate Finance Committee Republicans Oppose CMS Plan to Redefine Medicaid Best Price

November 7, 2023 Tom Mirga, Editor at Large Views

A group of Republicans on the Senate Finance Committee have called on CMS to withdraw its plan to rewrite the definition of Medicaid best price.

A group of Senate Republicans recently urged federal regulators to withdraw a plan to change the definition of a drug’s [...]

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Novo Nordisk Files Suit to Block $100,000 Arkansas Fine for 340B Contract Pharmacy Violations

October 13, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Novo Nordisk and the Arkansas Insurance Department are at odds over whether a federal district court should intervene in the enforcement of Arkansas' 340B contract pharmacy law.

Danish drug giant Novo Nordisk filed suit Thursday to stop a proposed $100,000 fine from Arkansas over alleged violations of [...]

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Hospitals Defend 340B Compliance Amid Influential Senator’s Investigation

October 3, 2023 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 two hospital systems subject to a senator’s investigation into 340B program revenue have said they are fully compliant with [...]

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Government Averts Shutdown with 11th Hour Temporary Funding Bill, Speaker McCarthy Faces Historic Challenge

October 3, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), speaker of the U.S. House, relied on Democratic support to pass a temporary government funding bill.

The federal government narrowly avoided a shutdown this week after lawmakers scrambled to pass a stopgap bill hours before government [...]

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Ranking GOP Senator on Key Committee Opens Investigation into 340B Hospital Revenue

September 29, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sen. Bill Cassidy, ranking Republican on the Senate HELP Committee, does not appear to have the authority to compel hospitals to respond to his inquiry on 340B revenue.

The top Republican on an influential Senate committee has opened an investigation into how two major health systems use revenue [...]

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Looming Government Shutdown Poses 340B Program Uncertainty, Potential Legal Proceeding Slowdown

September 28, 2023 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.

The government agency that oversees the 340B program will retain just over half of its staff in the event of [...]

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Two Senior GOP Senators Suggest 340B Linked to Generic Drug Shortages

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Senate Drug Shortage Hearing to Include 340B-Researcher Witnesses

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Influential Senator Extends 340B Inquiry to Community Health Centers

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Hospitals to Meet with White House, HHS About 340B Dispute Resolution Process

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Senate Finance Committee Republicans Oppose CMS Plan to Redefine Medicaid Best Price

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Novo Nordisk Files Suit to Block $100,000 Arkansas Fine for 340B Contract Pharmacy Violations

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Hospitals Defend 340B Compliance Amid Influential Senator’s Investigation

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Government Averts Shutdown with 11th Hour Temporary Funding Bill, Speaker McCarthy Faces Historic Challenge

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Ranking GOP Senator on Key Committee Opens Investigation into 340B Hospital Revenue

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