Category: Legislative

Missouri Senate Overwhelmingly Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill; New Kansas Law Expected to Face Setback Today

April 30, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer & Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Missouri state senate recently passed a 340B contract pharmacy access bill.

The Missouri Senate yesterday overwhelmingly passed a 340B contract pharmacy access bill, two weeks after the state house passed a [...]

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Kansas is Fifth State to Enact 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

April 25, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer & Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks at a rally.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) signed a sweeping state budget bill on April 24 that contains a provision to prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) signed a sweeping state budget bill late Wednesday that contains a provision to prohibit drugmaker [...]

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Key Senator Says 340B Overhaul Bill Could Be Introduced Next Month, But Some are Skeptical of Short Turnaround

April 25, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said a bipartisan Senate bill to overhaul the 340B program could be formally introduced as soon as May.

Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) said bipartisan legislation to overhaul the 340B program could be introduced as soon as [...]

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Former Sen. Pryor Dies, Remembered for Key Role Helping to Enact 340B Law

April 23, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

President Bill Clinton and Sen. David Pryor (D-Ark.) had a close relationship. Pryor played a key role in enactment of the 340B law.

Following the recent death of former Arkansas governor and U.S. Sen. David Pryor, he is being remembered for his important [...]

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Key Senator Says 340B Overhaul May Clear Congress in End-of-Year Package

April 18, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) told hospital executives that 340B legislation could clear Congress as part of a broader healthcare package late this session.

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.), who is spearheading a major bipartisan 340B reform package, told hospital executives Tuesday that 340B legislation [...]

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Virginia Senate Democrats Narrowly Reject Governor’s Amendment to 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill; Bill is Back in Youngkin’s Court

April 18, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Democrats in the Virginia Senate voted to reject a 340B amendment from Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) and send the original bill back to the governor.

Virginia Senate Democrats yesterday narrowly voted to reject Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) proposed amendment to a 340B contract pharmacy access [...]

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340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill Clears Missouri House but Faces Tougher Path in Senate

April 18, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Missouri Rep. Tara Peters (R), who introduced a 340B contract pharmacy access bill that passed the state house, said she hopes the state senate can "put politics aside" and approve the bill.

The Missouri House overwhelmingly passed a bill this week to bar drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions, but it could face [...]

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340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Bill Introduced in NY Senate; Lawmakers Target Other 340B Matters

April 18, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

New York lawmakers are expected to leave Albany this week without passing legislation that would bar drug manufacturers' and pharmacy benefit managers' (PBMs) policies against covered entities and N.Y. pharmacies based on their 340B participation.

A key New York senator has introduced legislation that would bar pharmaceutical manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from discriminating [...]

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California Initiative Targeting Nation’s Largest HIV Provider Submits Enough Signatures to Qualify for Ballot

April 18, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Protect Patients Now gained the signatures necessary to qualify for a California ballot initiative on Medicaid that appears focused on one 340B provider.

Supporters recently submitted enough signatures to qualify for the ballot a California ballot initiative that aims to codify the governor’s [...]

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Virginia Legislature to Act This Week on Governor’s Amendment to 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill

April 16, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Tracy Douglas, CEO of the Virginia Community Healthcare Association, said she hopes that the Virginia legislature rejects Gov. Glenn Youngkin's (R) changes to a 340B contract pharmacy access bill.

Virginia legislators will soon act on Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) proposed amendment to a 340B contract pharmacy access bill when [...]

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