Category: Legislative

Kentucky Advances Contract Pharmacy Access Bill As Dark Money Group Runs Billboards Outside State Capitols Claiming ‘340B is Subsidizing Gender Transitions for Kids’

February 11, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A dark money group ran misleading ads outside the Kentucky capitol on Feb. 5 as a state Senate committee met and voted to advance a 340B contract pharmacy access bill.

A Kentucky Senate committee last week overwhelmingly approved a 340B contract pharmacy access bill while a dark money group ran [...]

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Indiana Senate Passes Sweeping 340B Provider Reporting Bill As House Advances Separate Bill to Restrict 340B Hospital Use

February 11, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Indiana Senate passed a sweeping 340B provider reporting bill on Feb. 4, sending it to the state House.

Indiana state senators overwhelmingly passed a bill with extensive 340B reporting requirements for all covered entity types—the same day that [...]

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Illinois, Tennessee, New Hampshire Join Growing List of States to Introduce Contract Pharmacy Access Bills in 2025

February 11, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Tennessee is one of at least 15 states to consider a 340B contract pharmacy access bill in 2025.

State lawmakers in Illinois, Tennessee and New Hampshire have recently introduced bills to prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions, joining [...]

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Senate HELP Chair Cassidy Signals 340B Legislation Plans, ‘G6’ Senator Promises SUSTAIN Act Update Soon at NACHC Conference

February 6, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.), chair of the Senate HELP Committee, addresses attendees at the NACHC P&I Conference.

Two influential U.S. senators—each with a distinct vision of 340B reform—told health center leaders yesterday that they remained committed to [...]

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Idaho is Fifth State to Introduce 340B Provider Reporting Bill in 2025, Contract Pharmacy Access Bill Expected Soon

February 6, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Idaho state lawmakers recently introduced a 340B provider reporting bill and could soon introduce separate contract pharmacy access legislation.

Idaho lawmakers this week introduced a bill that would require all state 340B providers to report detailed financial information on [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Updates in Missouri and Mississippi

February 6, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Key briefs were recently filed in litigation over state contract pharmacy access laws in Missouri 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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Dark Money Group Gave Anti-340B PAC Nearly $5M in 2024, Influential PR Firm Raked in Over $300,000

February 4, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Stand for US PAC reported receiving a total of more than $4.8 million from Building America's Future, a Washington, D.C.-based 501(c)(4) nonprofit that does not disclose its donors, in 2024.

Building America’s Future (BAF), a powerful conservative dark money group with ties to the Trump administration, contributed almost $5 million [...]

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Senate Committee Confirms RFK Jr.’s HHS Secretary Nomination by 14-13 Vote with Cassidy’s Support

February 4, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Senate Finance Committee voted 14-13 on Tuesday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary.

A key Senate panel voted today to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as President Donald Trump’s (R) controversial pick to [...]

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South Dakota Introduces 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill; Hawaii Advances Legislation; and Three States Push 340B-PBM Bills

February 4, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

South Dakota is now the 12th state to introduce legislation to bar drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the 2025 legislative session.

South Dakota recently became the 12th state to introduce a 340B contract pharmacy access bill in 2025, and a Hawaii [...]

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Connecticut Bill Would Make Medicaid Reimbursement Contingent on 340B Reporting Requirements

February 4, 2025 Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

A bill introduced last week would require 340B covered entities in Connecticut to report how they use program savings or risk losing their Medicaid reimbursement .

A newly introduced Connecticut bill would require 340B covered entities to report how they use program savings as a condition [...]

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