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Spanberger and Johnson Reintroduce PROTECT 340B Act in Congress

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U.S. Reps. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) and Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) reintroduced legislation to protect 340B covered entities, contract pharmacies, and individuals with private insurance from discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and insurance companies.

A Virginia Democrat and South Dakota Republican this afternoon reintroduced bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House to protect 340B covered entities and contract pharmacies from discrimination by insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.

Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.)

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Novartis to Appeals Court: Our New 340B Contract Pharmacy Policy Doesn’t Affect Our Case Before You

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Drugmaker Novartis is offering refunds to 340B covered entities on certain purchases of two radiopharmaceuticals.

Drug maker Novartis told a federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. Tuesday its revised 340B contract pharmacy policy “does not impact the legal arguments at issue” in its 340B contract pharmacy case awaiting the court’s decision.

If the court disagrees,

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Two GOP Senators Raise Concerns About PBM’s Infringement on 340B Savings in Recent Hearing

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The 340B program "is completely frustrated" by pharmacy benefit managers, health care attorney Jonathan Levitt said during a during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on PBMs.

Two Republican U.S. senators expressed concerns about pharmacy benefit manager encroachment on 340B covered entity savings during a Senate Finance Committee hearing on PBMs last week.

“I often hear concerns from South Dakota hospitals and health centers when it comes

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Hospitals Shouldn’t Fear 340B Reporting Requirements, House E&C Republicans Say; Democrat Matsui Raises Concern About Scapegoating

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“I don't think there's any anything hospitals should be afraid of when it comes to 340B transparency," Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) said during a hearing last week.

Requiring hospitals to report what they make from 340B drug discounts versus what they spend on charity care could be a first step toward tackling full-scale 340B program reform later, a senior Republican on the U.S. House committee with jurisdiction

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HRSA Allows Immediate 340B Enrollment in Mississippi Due to Tornadoes

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Health care providers in Mississippi can enroll in 340B immediately under program flexibilities granted in response to March 24 tornadoes that killed 21.

Health care providers in Mississippi eligible to participate in the 340B program may do so immediately, rather than having to wait for the next normal quarterly registration period July 1-15, federal health officials said yesterday.

Strong tornadoes struck the state

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HHS Secretary: 340B “Doesn’t Have the Transparency We Need”

United States Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra speaks at Health Subcommittee hearing
The 340B program “doesn’t have the transparency we need,” HHS Secretary Becerra said during a House Energy & Commerce subcommittee hearing today.

U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said today that the 340B program “doesn’t have the transparency we need” and “we are going to do what we can to make it more transparent.”

Becerra was asked about the drug

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U.S. House Panel Debates 340B in Context of Health Care Transparency and Consolidation

Congresswoman Doris Matsui
“There’s been a lot of criticism of the 340B program lately and I’m concerned about the conversation on 340B happening today,” Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) said during a House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee hearing today.

The 340B program was discussed at length today during a U.S. House subcommittee hearing on price transparency and consolidation in health care, with three Republicans questioning whether hospitals are abusing the program and two Democrats and a Republican cautioning against

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RWC-340B Opposes and Hemophilia Alliance Questions PhRMA and NACHC’s Push to Remake 340B

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RWC-340B rejected and Hemophilia Alliance criticized PhRMA and NACHC's joint plan to restructure the 340B program.

Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access has announced it opposes the drug industry’s joint plan with community health centers to restructure the 340B program, saying it will increase manufacturers’ “already astronomical profits at the expense of safety net providers.”

Hemophilia

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340B Expected to Be Addressed During U.S. House Hearing Today

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The 340B program is expected to come up today during a U.S. House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee hearing.

Lawmakers and heath care policy experts are expected to discuss the 340B program this afternoon during a U.S. House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee hearing.

The hearing on lowering health care costs through more price transparency and competition starts

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HRSA Posts Two Drug Manufacturer Notices to 340B Entities

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Dermavant Sciences is giving refunds to health care providers that paid above the 340B ceiling price for Vtama, a treatment for plaque psoriasis.

Biopharmaceutical company Dermavant Sciences is giving refunds to health care providers that paid above the 340B ceiling price for Vtama, a non-steroidal cream to treat plaque psoriasis.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration posted Dermavant’s notice to 340B covered

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