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Drug Industry-Funded Study Finds 340B Contract Pharmacy Bills Costly to Employer Health Plans and States; Critics Slam Its Methodology and Funding Source

February 21, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

IQVIA examined how state 340B contract pharmacy access bills could affect state and local governments in a Feb. 4 white paper funded by the National Pharmaceutical Council.

340B contract pharmacy access bills could cost states millions and employer health plans more, according to a new study funded [...]

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Conservative Groups Ramp up Misleading Attacks on 340B Over Gender-Affirming Care

February 19, 2025 Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

A recent article in conservative website Townhall criticized state contract pharmacy bills and falsely tied them to gender-affirming care for transgender youth at health centers, including Rochester, N.Y. based Trillium Health.

Conservative groups and advocates have recently ramped up efforts to combat the growing number of state 340B contract pharmacy access [...]

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UPDATED: North Carolina GOP Lawmaker Lauds NYC Health System After Asking for Financial, 340B Program Info Following Super Bowl Ad

February 19, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Rep. Greg Murphy (R-N.C.) praised NYU Langone Health after previously asking the health system to detail how much it spent on a Super Bowl ad and provide information about its 340B program.

A Republican congressman praised NYU Langone Health’s “prudent financial management” Wednesday—just days after publicly pressing the New York City health [...]

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Senate Confirms RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary on 52-48 Vote Largely Along Party Lines

February 13, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The U.S. Senate voted 52-48 on Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as the new Health and Human Services secretary.

The U.S. Senate voted largely along party lines Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s pick [...]

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Congressional GOP Leaders Consider Budget Proposals That Call for Deep Health Spending Cuts

February 13, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Congressional Republicans this week unveiled and began marking up budget plans that call for major cuts to federal healthcare spending.

Congressional Republicans this week unveiled and began marking up budget plans that call for major cuts to federal healthcare spending—which [...]

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Engels Again Takes the Helm at Key 340B Agency

February 11, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Former HRSA administrator Tom Engels has returned to lead the agency tasked with overseeing the 340B program.

Tom Engels, who served as Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) administrator during the last two years of President Donald [...]

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Hospital Group, Hospitals Look to Join Lawsuits Challenging 340B Rebate Proposals; J&J Seeks Expedited Court Action

February 11, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

340B Health and two member hospitals filed motions with the U.S. District Court for D.C. that sought to intervene in four drugmakers' lawsuits against the Health Resources and Services Administration.

A national group representing 1,500-plus 340B hospitals and two of its members have filed to intervene in federal court cases [...]

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Vertex Adds Pain Medication to 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

February 11, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Vertex announced on Feb. 4 that its contract pharmacy restrictions policy would immediately apply to Journavx.

A Boston-based drugmaker recently added a newly approved non-opiate pain treatment to the list of drugs subject to its 340B [...]

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Dark Money Group Gave Anti-340B PAC Nearly $5M in 2024, Influential PR Firm Raked in Over $300,000

February 4, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Stand for US PAC reported receiving a total of more than $4.8 million from Building America's Future, a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit that does not disclose its donors, in 2024.

Building America’s Future (BAF), a powerful conservative dark money group with ties to the Trump administration, contributed almost $5 million [...]

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Senate Committee Confirms RFK Jr.’s HHS Secretary Nomination by 14-13 Vote with Cassidy’s Support

February 4, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 on Tuesday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary.

A key Senate panel voted today to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s (R) controversial pick to [...]

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