Potential Senate Flip May Increase 340B Scrutiny, But Congressional 340B Action Unlikely in 2024, Say 340B Advocate, Drug Industry Analyst

Michael McCaughan, co-founder of Provision Policy, spoke about drug pricing policy at the 340B Coalition Winter Conference.
Congress is unlikely to act on 340B in 2024, but a potential flip of the U.S. Senate could lead to [...]

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Tennessee Bills Introduced to Regulate 340B Funding for Certain STD Clinics

Companion bills recently introduced in the Tennessee state house and senate would add regulations for 340B in-kind funding.
Tennessee state lawmakers have introduced companion bills that would require sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics to enter into a contract [...]

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340B Hospital Critics Ramp Up Efforts on Capitol Hill and in Media

ASAP 340B is one of multiple critics of hospital participation in 340B to recently increase lobbying and media efforts, including an online advertising campaign pictured above.
Critics of hospital participation in the 340B discount drug program are ramping up efforts, as a bipartisan group of senators [...]

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Former Sen. Cassidy Aide, Trump Administration Executive Criticizes Requiring More Hospital 340B Reporting

Brenda Destro, a former aide to a Republican senator and HHS official, recently wrote an op-ed that criticized hospital 340B transparency legislation.
A former Trump administration Health and Human Service Department (HHS) executive and adviser to Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) published a [...]

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COLUMN: Action on 340B Contract Pharmacies Turns to the States

Ted Slafsky, publisher and CEO of 340B Report, writes the second part of his two-part column on the Senate "group of six" 340B discussion draft.
As we approach the 16-month mark since we had pivotal arguments over the 340B contract pharmacy program in two federal [...]

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Arizona State Senators Introduce Latest 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill

Two influential Arizona state senators recently introduced a bill that would prohibit drugmaker restrictions on 340B contract pharmacy use.
Two high-ranking Republican Arizona state senators have introduced a bill that would bar drug manufacturer restrictions on 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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340B Provider-Drugmaker Lobbying Group Adds Two More Manufacturers

Two additional drugmakers have joined 340B Working Table, the joint lobbying 340B group that was founded by an influential health system, health center, and pharmaceutical manufacturer.
A novel lobbying group established by 340B provider organizations and one of the world’s largest drugmakers recently added two more [...]

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High-Ranking GOP Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Quantify 340B Use Among ‘Noncitizens’

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and other influential Republican lawmakers introduced companion bills calling for a government report on 340B use among people living in the country without legal permission.
Influential Republican lawmakers have introduced companion bills in the U.S. House and Senate that call for a government report on [...]

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New Medicaid Policy Change Could Reduce 340B Savings, Cause Drug Discontinuations, Warn Stakeholders

A Medicaid drug rebate policy change that recently took effect could lead to reduced 340B savings and drug discontinuations.
A Medicaid policy change that took effect at the start of 2024 could indirectly lead to lower 340B savings and [...]

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Iowa 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill Introduced; Companion Bills Debut in West Virginia, Oklahoma

Iowa is the latest state to introduce a bill to shield 340B contract pharmacy arrangements from manufacturer restrictions.
A key healthcare committee in the Iowa House of Representatives recently introduced a bill that would bar drug manufacturer restrictions [...]

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