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8th Circuit Holds High-Stakes Oral Arguments on Missouri’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

January 15, 2026 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

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The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis held a hearing on Novartis' lawsuit against Missouri's 340B contract pharmacy access law.

A federal appeals court in St. Louis held a hearing today on drugmaker Novartis’ challenge to Missouri’s 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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5th Circuit Overturns Ruling Blocking IPPS Rule, Sends Texas Hospitals’ Challenge to DSH Changes Back to District Court

January 15, 2026 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a Texas federal district court’s August 2024 decision in Baylor v. Becerra.

A New Orleans federal appeals court recently reversed a lower court’s ruling that temporarily blocked a federal rule changing calculations [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Roundup: Updates in Rhode Island, Maine and Vermont

January 15, 2026 Luke Zarzecki, National Correspondent 340B Report Views

Key updates recently occurred in litigation over 340B contract pharmacy access laws in Rhode Island, Maine and Vermont.

Editor’s Note: With 340B-related litigation heating up in several states following the enactment of new contract pharmacy access laws, 340B [...]

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HHS Signals Plans to Drop 340B Rebate Pilot Appeal, Reconsider Drugmaker Plan Approvals

January 12, 2026 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

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HHS told a federal appeals court in Boston that it plans to dismiss its appeal of an order halting implementation of the 340B rebate pilot.

In a major reversal, the federal government said Monday that it plans to drop its appeal of an order blocking [...]

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Federal Appeals Court Rejects HHS’ Bid to Revive 340B Rebate Pilot

January 8, 2026 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

A federal appeals court in Boston denied HHS' emergency motion to pause a lower court order blocking the 340B rebate pilot.

A federal appeals court in Boston last night denied the federal government’s emergency request to reinstate the 340B rebate pilot, [...]

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Hospital, Pharmacist Groups Seek to File Brief with 1st Circuit Appeals Court Backing 340B Rebate Pilot Pause

January 8, 2026 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

340B Health, America’s Essential Hospitals (AEH), the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), the National Association of Children’s Hospitals—also known as the Children’s Hospital Association (CHA)—and the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) filed a Jan. 5 motion asking the 1st Circuit for permission to submit an amicus brief that supports the American Hospital Association (AHA) and other plaintiffs’ opposition to the Trump administration’s appeal.

Hospital and pharmacist trade groups asked the 1st Circuit Court of Appeals this week for permission to file an amicus brief supporting a lower court’s ruling that temporarily blocked HHS’s 340B rebate model pilot from taking effect.

Five national trade groups representing 340B hospitals and health system pharmacists sought permission this week from the 1st Circuit Court [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Roundup: Actions in Vermont, Oklahoma, North Dakota and Oregon

January 8, 2026 Shannon Young and William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

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Key updates recently occurred in litigation over 340B contract pharmacy access laws in Vermont, Oklahoma, North Dakota and Oregon.

Editor’s Note: With 340B-related litigation heating up in several states following the enactment of new contract pharmacy access laws, 340B [...]

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HHS, Drugmakers Dispute Whether Maine Judge’s Order Halting 340B Rebate Pilot Impacts Separate D.C. Circuit Rebate Case

January 6, 2026 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

HHS and drugmakers filed competing letters in a Washington, D.C. federal appeals court, sparring over the relevance of a separate Maine federal district court case on 340B rebates.

Drugmakers and the federal government are disputing whether a Maine federal judge’s order halting the 340B rebate pilot should affect [...]

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340B Providers Tout Court Actions to Halt HRSA’s 340B Rebate Model Pilot; Drug Industry ‘Disappointed’ by Move

January 6, 2026 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

Maine U.S. District Chief Judge Lance E. Walker’s Dec. 29 order halting HHS' 340B rebate model pilot drew mixed reaction from 340B stakeholders.

340B program stakeholders offered varying reactions following a late-December federal court ruling that halted the controversial rebate pilot from taking [...]

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HRSA Formally Pauses 340B Rebate Pilot Rollout Following Maine Judge’s Order

January 2, 2026 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer 340B Report Views

HRSA updated its website to announce it is pausing implementation of its 340B rebate pilot program.

The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has formally paused the rollout of its 340B rebate pilot after a Maine [...]

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8th Circuit Holds High-Stakes Oral Arguments on Missouri’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

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5th Circuit Overturns Ruling Blocking IPPS Rule, Sends Texas Hospitals’ Challenge to DSH Changes Back to District Court

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Roundup: Updates in Rhode Island, Maine and Vermont

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HHS Signals Plans to Drop 340B Rebate Pilot Appeal, Reconsider Drugmaker Plan Approvals

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Federal Appeals Court Rejects HHS’ Bid to Revive 340B Rebate Pilot

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Hospital, Pharmacist Groups Seek to File Brief with 1st Circuit Appeals Court Backing 340B Rebate Pilot Pause

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Roundup: Actions in Vermont, Oklahoma, North Dakota and Oregon

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HHS, Drugmakers Dispute Whether Maine Judge’s Order Halting 340B Rebate Pilot Impacts Separate D.C. Circuit Rebate Case

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340B Providers Tout Court Actions to Halt HRSA’s 340B Rebate Model Pilot; Drug Industry ‘Disappointed’ by Move

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HRSA Formally Pauses 340B Rebate Pilot Rollout Following Maine Judge’s Order

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