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U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson: ‘No 340B Savings for Transgender Care Act’ Responds to Drug Industry’s Lies, Clarifies Savings’ Use 

Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) told KSDN News that his “No 340B Savings for Transgender Care Act” responds to drug industry-backed efforts to undermine the 340B program.
The influential sponsor of a GOP U.S. House bill that would prohibit covered entities from using 340B savings on gender-affirming [...]

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Second Sight Solutions’ Parent Company Targeted in Cyber Attack, Firm Says 340B Platforms Do Not Appear to Have Been Affected

Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
Berkeley Research Group, the parent company of Second Sight Solutions, which runs both 340B ESP and Beacon Channel Management, was targeted in an early March cyberattack.
The parent company of Second Sight Solutions, which runs both contract pharmacy claims clearinghouse vendor 340B ESP and new 340B [...]

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Trump-Aligned Think Tank Proposes Lowering U.S. Drug Prices Through IRA and Other Policies, Doesn’t Weigh In on 340B Program

Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
America First Policy Institute released a March 21 brief detailing how policymakers “could accelerate drug development and enhance patient health by implementing reforms that discourage other countries from freeloading off American drug innovation.”
A conservative think tank, which officials who served in President Donald Trump’s (R) first administration founded to advance his priorities, [...]

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Senate Committee Confirms Dr. Oz as CMS Administrator in Party-Line Vote, Sends Nomination to Full Chamber

Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
The Senate Finance Committee confirmed Mehmet Oz’s CMS administrator nomination on a 14-13 party-line vote.
A key Senate panel voted along party lines Tuesday afternoon to confirm Mehmet Oz as President Donald Trump’s (R) pick [...]

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Dr. Oz’s Ties to Company that Partners With 340B Hospitals Draws Scrutiny, Senate Panel Prepares Vote on CMS Administrator Nomination

Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
Mehmet Oz, President Donald Trump’s (R) pick to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, drew new scrutiny this week over his ties to a health benefits company that partners with 340B hospitals.
President Donald Trump’s (R) pick of Mehmet Oz to lead the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) drew new [...]

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U.S. Senate Bipartisan 340B Working Group Announces New Members, New Mexico Sends Contract Pharmacy Access Bill to Gov.

Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.), Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.V.) and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) have announced U.S. Sens. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) as the newest members of the Senate 340B bipartisan working group.
The bipartisan group of six U.S. senators behind long-awaited 340B program overhaul legislation, known as the SUSTAIN 340B Act, is [...]

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340B Advocate Slams Federal ‘No 340B Savings for Transgender Care Act’ Proposal

Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
Peggy Tighe, a principal at Powers Law, told 340B Report that U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson’s (R-S.D.) bill "appears to be an attempt to thwart attacks against the 340B program, perhaps to protect GOP state and federal legislators, but it is anti-states' rights and an overreaction to a false and incendiary campaign.”
A 340B program advocate this week condemned a new GOP U.S. House bill that would prohibit covered entities from using [...]

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Drugmakers Agree to Take Part in Second Round of IRA’s Medicare Drug Price Talks

Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
A dozen drugmakers have agreed to negotiate prices with the federal government as part of the second round of Medicare drug price talks under the Inflation Reduction Act.
The manufacturers behind 15 drugs selected for the second round of Medicare drug price negotiations under the Inflation Reduction Act [...]

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340B Program Garners National Headlines Over Dark Money Ads, Employer Pharmacy Benefit Plans 

Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views
The Associated Press and Wall Street Journal recently published articles that highlighted the 340B program.
The 340B drug pricing program is drawing newfound national media attention following recent articles on a multistate dark money ad [...]

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