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

March 25, 2025 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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Idaho’s 340B Provider Reporting Bill Nears Passage, While Legislators in New York, Minnesota Introduce New 340B Legislation

March 25, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Idaho's 340B covered entity reporting bill is nearing passage following a key state Senate vote.

Idaho lawmakers moved closer to enacting a 340B provider reporting law with a key Senate vote late last week, while [...]

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

March 24, 2025 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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Kansas Senate Approves New 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill Amid Challenges with Existing Law

March 21, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Kansas Senate approved a 340B contract pharmacy access bill on March 20.

The Kansas Senate late yesterday approved a strengthened 340B contract pharmacy access bill after the state’s attorney general unexpectedly determined [...]

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340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bills Advance in Nebraska, New Mexico, Kansas, Connecticut and Colorado, But Legislation Dies in Kentucky

March 20, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Nebraska lawmakers voted to advance a 340B contract pharmacy access bill on March 19, setting the stage for a final vote to pass the measure.

State legislators in Nebraska, New Mexico, Kansas, Connecticut and Colorado voted this week to advance 340B contract pharmacy access legislation, [...]

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

March 20, 2025 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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Vermont House Passes Contract Pharmacy Access Bill, While U.S. House Republican Introduces ‘No 340B Savings for Transgender Care Act’

March 18, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Vermont House cleared a 340B contract pharmacy access bill by voice vote, sending it to the state Senate.

The Vermont House of Representatives voted this morning to pass a contract pharmacy access bill, the same day that a [...]

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Maine, Mass. Introduce 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bills; Mass. Also Introduces Separate Provider Reporting Legislation

March 18, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Massachusetts state lawmakers recently introduced multiple 340B-related bills, including contract pharmacy access measures and one provider reporting bill.

Lawmakers in Maine and Massachusetts recently introduced bills to prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions, while a Bay State legislator [...]

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New Mexico House Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Protections for Health Centers, Sending Bill to Senate

March 17, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The New Mexico House approved a 340B contract pharmacy access bills that applies only to community health centers on March 15.

The New Mexico House this weekend narrowly passed a bill to bar drugmakers from placing 340B contract pharmacy restrictions on [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Bill Updates: Anti-340B Ads Anger Okla. Lawmakers; Key Changes to N.M. Legislation; and Bill Killed in N.H.

March 13, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

An Oklahoma House committee unanimously voted to advance a 340B contract pharmacy access bill despite an anti-340B campaign targeting the legislation and lawmakers.

Oklahoma lawmakers voted to advance a contract pharmacy access bill despite a mysterious group’s anti-340B ads, New Mexico legislators narrowed [...]

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