Senate Drug Shortage Hearing to Include 340B-Researcher Witnesses

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced a Dec. 5 hearing on prescription drug shortages that will include testimony from two witnesses who have published research on the 340B program.
A Senate Finance Committee Dec. 5 hearing on prescription drug shortages will include testimony from two witnesses who have written [...]

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Massachusetts Senate Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Protections for Certain 340B Grantees, Hospitals

Massachusetts lawmakers are expected to vote on Sen. Pavel Payano's (D) 340B PBM nondiscrimination bill Thursday.
Massachusetts state senators this month unanimously passed a healthcare bill that would protect 340B grantees and certain safety net hospitals [...]

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340B Provides Benefits, Needs Reform, Says Literature Review

A JAMA Health Network literature review found that the 340B program provides a range of benefits but needs reforms.
The 340B program has provided a range of benefits but also needs reforms, according to a recent review of published [...]

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Sen. Cassidy Mum on Next Steps for 340B Provider Probes

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) expanded his 340B inquiry to CVS Health and Walgreens amid growing scrutiny over 340B contract pharmacies and TPAs.
The influential senator who launched an inquiry into how two community health centers and two 340B hospitals use 340B savings [...]

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Senate Democrats Seek Drug Pricing Testimony from Three Pharma CEOs

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and 10 Democrats on an influential committee invited the CEOs of three pharma companies to testify at a January hearing.
Senate Democrats on an influential committee invited the CEOs of three major pharmaceutical companies to testify at a January hearing [...]

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Michigan Bill Introduced to Protect 340B Contract Pharmacy Arrangements

Michigan state Rep. Alabas Farhat (D) introduced a bipartisan bill designed to protect 340B contract pharmacy arrangements in the state.
Michigan state lawmakers this week introduced a bill designed to protect 340B contract pharmacy arrangements from drug manufacturer restrictions. On [...]

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340B Reforms Urged by Centrist Democrat Group with Drugmaker Ties

Darbin Wofford, a health policy advisor at Third Way, said his organization is urging Congressional Democrats to adopt 340B program reforms.
A center-left group that has received pharmaceutical industry funding is urging a series of 340B reforms that it hopes to [...]

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Hospitals Continue Lobbying Push to Extend Pandemic-Era 340B Eligibility Waiver

Heywood Hospital joined a coalition of 340B hospitals and providers groups that has asked Congress to extend a 340B eligibility exemption waiver.
A growing coalition of 340B hospitals has asked lawmakers to extend 340B program eligibility exemptions first authorized during the COVID-19 [...]

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Senate Committee Doubles Down on PBM Bill with 340B Spread Pricing Language

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, announced a Dec. 5 hearing on prescription drug shortages that will include testimony from two witnesses who have published research on the 340B program.
Members of the Senate Finance Committee yesterday reiterated support for a pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) transparency bill with 340B spread [...]

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Indiana Health Care Leaders Call for 340B Transparency in Op-Ed

Two Indiana Health Center leaders—TJ Warren (left) and Ben Harvey (right)—called for greater 340B program transparency in a recent op-ed.
The CEOs of an Indiana-based community health center and a primary care association recently wrote an op-ed that called for [...]

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