Category: Legislative

Rep. Guthrie to Chair Key House Committee That Oversees 340B and Medicaid Programs

December 10, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) will chair the House Energy and Commerce Committee in the 119th Congress.

U.S. Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) has been selected to chair the House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee—an influential panel with [...]

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With End of Congressional Session Fast Approaching, Time is Running Out for Long-Anticipated Senate Bipartisan 340B Bill Introduction

December 10, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The bipartisan “group of six” senators working on the SUSTAIN 340B Act reportedly still wants to unveil the legislation in the 118th Congress, but time is running out.

Stakeholders awaiting the release of a highly anticipated comprehensive bipartisan Senate 340B bill may have to wait a little longer—and [...]

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‘A Sense of Hope:’ Arkansas 340B Providers and Officials Welcome SCOTUS’ Move Declining to Take Up Challenge of State’s 340B Law

December 10, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

G. Allan Nichols, CEO of Mainline Health Systems, Inc. which operates health clinics in Southeast Arkansas, said the court’s decision gave his organization “a sense of hope.”

Arkansas officials and 340B providers celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s Monday rejection of an influential drug industry trade group’s request [...]

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Michigan Lawmakers, Providers Push for Contract Pharmacy Protections Before End of Session As Drug Industry Allies Step Up Opposition

December 10, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A key Michigan state senator recently introduced a companion bill to 340B contract pharmacy access legislation currently stalled in the state's House.

Michigan state lawmakers and providers are aiming to pass a 340B contract pharmacy bill in the final weeks of the [...]

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Experts Predict Impact of Trump, GOP Majorities on 340B Program in Subscriber-Only Webinar

December 5, 2024 Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

340B program experts offered mixed predictions on how Republicans’ sweeping victories in the November election could affect the future of the 340B program during a Tuesday 340B Report subscriber-only webinar.

340B program experts offered mixed predictions on how Republicans’ sweeping victories in the November election could affect the future of [...]

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How the GOP’s Incredibly Slim House Majority in Next Congress Could Affect 340B Policy

December 5, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

House Republicans' 220-215 seat majority is expected to shrink to 217 seats in the early months of the 119th Congress.

When the 119th Congress convenes on Jan. 3, Republicans will hold a 220-215 seat majority in the U.S. House—a lead [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Updates in Missouri

December 5, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

AstraZeneca and Novartis recently opposed covered entities’ efforts to dismiss lawsuits challenging Missouri's contract pharmacy access law.

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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House Places 340B Transparency Act on Floor Calendar, But a Vote is Not Guaranteed

November 26, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. House lawmakers have placed the 340B Transparency Act on a list of bills that could come up for floor consideration.

More than a year after a key House panel passed legislation requiring 340B hospitals to report on a number of [...]

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Minnesota Issues 1st State Report on 340B, Critics Say it ‘Misses Critical Context’

November 26, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Minnesota Department of Health on Monday unveiled the findings of its first legislatively required 340B Covered Entity Report.

Minnesota providers, namely the state’s largest 340B hospitals, generated hundreds of millions of dollars in collective net revenue from the [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Arkansas SCOTUS Appeal and Updates in West Virginia, Mississippi

November 26, 2024 William Newton, Shannon Young and Bella Czajkowski, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Key briefs were filed this week in litigation over state contract pharmacy access laws in Arkansas, West Virginia and Mississippi.

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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