Federal Judge Approves Government’s Request to Pause Kalderos’ 340B Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit

Federal District Judge Dabney Friedrich has stayed proceedings in Kalderos' 340B contract pharmacy lawsuit until a federal appeal court rules on Friedrich's Nov. 5 joint ruling in Novartis and United Therapeutics’ (UT) 340B contract pharmacy suits.

A federal district judge on Friday granted the federal government’s motion to stay proceedings in drug industry vendor Kalderos’ 340B contract pharmacy suit.

The government had asked U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich of the District of Columbia to pause Kalderos’

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340B Report Publisher and CEO Forecasts What to Expect After November Congressional Elections

340B Report Publisher and Chief Executive Officer Ted Slafsky tells 340B stakeholders in his latest column for Omnicell what to expect if Republicans take over Congress.

340B Report Publisher and Chief Executive Officer Ted Slafsky says in his latest column for Omnicell’s blog that “all signs foretell a Republican takeover of the House and a very good possibility of the GOP assuming control of the closely

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Exclusive: Nearly Five Years Before BMS Voluntarily Opened Up Myeloma Drug Network, HRSA Told Celgene it “Must Ensure” Entities Could Buy at 340B Price

Bristol Myers Squibb said Jan. 14 it voluntarily will let 340B covered entities buy Revlimid, Pomalyst, and Thalomid at the 340B ceiling price through specialty pharmacies in the company's limited distribution network for the drugs. BMS acquired the drugs in 2019 when it acquired Celgene. In 2017, HRSA told Celgene it had to ensure that 340B entities could buy the drugs at 340B price through the same limited distribution network.

The U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) told drug manufacturer Celgene nearly five years ago the company “must ensure” that covered entities could buy its cancer drugs Revlimid, Pomalyst, and Thalomid at the 340B ceiling price through Celgene’s limited

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Vizient Asks Congress to Pass Senate Version of Bill to Protect Hospitals from Losing 340B Eligibility During Pandemic

Vizient asked Congress to pass the U.S. Senate version of bipartisan legislation to protect hospitals from losing their 340B eligibility due to changes in patient and payer mix caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Health care services and group purchasing company Vizient asked Congress on Monday to pass the U.S. Senate version of bipartisan legislation to protect hospitals from losing their 340B eligibility due to changes in patient and payer mix caused by the

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Bipartisan U.S. House Group Wants HHS to Start Punishing Drug Makers Over 340B Pricing Denials

headshots of U.S. House leaders Spanberger, Axne, McKinley, Matsui, Katko, Johnson
Clockwise from top left, U.S. Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.), Cindy Axne (D-Iowa), David McKinley (R-W.Va.), Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), John Katko (R-N.Y.), and Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) asked HHS “to move quickly to enforce the law and begin assessing civil monetary penalties on manufacturers that have denied 340B pricing to providers.”

Three Democratic and three Republican U.S. House members asked the U.S. Health and Human Services Department (HHS) on Friday “to move quickly to enforce the law and begin assessing civil monetary penalties on manufacturers that have denied 340B pricing to

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Health Center Opposes AstraZeneca’s Motion to Pause 340B Dispute Resolution Proceedings Over Company’s Contract Pharmacy Policy

A Vermont health center asked a 340B dispute resolution panel to reject AstraZeneca's motion to stay the proceedings.

A Vermont community health center that co-initiated 340B administrative dispute resolution (ADR) proceedings against AstraZeneca over its conditions on 340B contract pharmacy yesterday asked the panel hearing its claim to deny the drug company’s motion to stay the proceedings.

Little

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PhRMA and Arkansas Seek Faster Court Ruling on State’s Novel 340B Contract Pharmacy Law

PhRMA and the state of Arkansas have agreed on a plan that could lead the federal district court in Little Rock to rule sooner than now anticipated on the state’s law protecting 340B contract pharmacy arrangements.

The brand name drug industry and the state of Arkansas have agreed on a litigation plan that could lead to a quicker federal court decision than now anticipated on the state’s one-of-a-kind law protecting 340B contract pharmacy arrangements.

Pharmaceutical Research

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AHA Asks Congress to Attach 340B Hospital Protections to Must-Pass Spending Bill

A GOP bill expected to be introduced in the U.S. House contains provisions on Medicaid managed care 340B payments.

The American Hospital Association (AHA) yesterday asked U.S. House and Senate party leaders to ensure that a must-pass spending bill next month protects hospitals from losing their 340B eligibility due to changes in patient and payer mix caused by the

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Three Drug Makers, Including Two with Contract Pharmacy Restrictions, Post 340B Refund Notices

Bristol Myers Squibb, Novo Nordisk, and Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals notified 340B covered entities this week about refunds for charges above 340B ceiling prices.

Three drug manufacturers—including two that have imposed conditions on 340B contract pharmacy—posted public notices this week to 340B covered entities about refunds for charges above 340B ceiling prices.

Bristol Myers Squibb (BMS) and Novo Nordisk’s notices came to light yesterday

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Democrats Weigh Passing Build Back Better Act—Possibly Including Drug Pricing Reforms—in “Chunks”

New CBO findings on brand drug price increases “drive home the urgent need to pass robust drug pricing reforms," U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said this week.

U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) said this week that new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) findings on brand drug price increases “drive home the urgent need to pass robust drug pricing reforms.”

“The average net price for brand-name

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