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House Prepares Budget Vote Amid Concerns Over Likely Medicaid Cuts

February 25, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The U.S. House lawmakers could vote as early as tonight on a budget resolution that calls for reducing health spending by $880 billion over 10 years.

U.S. House lawmakers are expected to vote as early as Tuesday on a budget resolution that calls for reducing health [...]

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GSK is Fourth Drugmaker to Reinstate Contract Pharmacy Restrictions in Kansas

February 25, 2025 Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has reinstated its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in Kansas effective March 1.

UK-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will reinstate its contract pharmacy restrictions in Kansas next month, making it the fourth drug manufacturer [...]

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E&C Health Subcommittee to Hold Hearing on PBM Practices, Trump Backs GOP House Budget Plan With Health Spending Cuts

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

The House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Health Subcommittee will hold a Feb. 26 hearing on PBM practices.

A U.S. House subcommittee will hear testimony next week on how “reining in” pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) could improve drug [...]

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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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