Category: Legislative

State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Roundup: Updates in Colorado, Nebraska

July 24, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Key briefs were filed in Colorado and Nebraska in ongoing state 340B contract pharmacy litigation.

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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Matsui, Welch Reintroduce 340B PATIENTS Act in Congress During 340B Coalition Summer Conference

July 22, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Rep. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.) and U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) reintroduced the 340B PATIENTS Act during the 340B Coalition annual summer conference.

The two congressional Democrats behind the 340B PATIENTS Act—a 2024 federal bill that would’ve codified providers’ ability to use 340B [...]

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340B PATIENTS Act Reintroduction Expected Soon, Hospital Trade Group Challenges Drug Industry Criticisms

July 22, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

340B Health President and CEO Maureen Testoni speaks at the 340B Coalition's Summer Conference in National Harbor, Md. on Monday.

The leader of a major 340B hospital trade group heralded the forthcoming reintroduction of a federal bill that would codify [...]

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Advocates Warn New CMS Proposed Rule Could Hurt 340B Program, Be ‘First Step Towards Payment Cuts’

July 17, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Hospital groups and other 340B backers condemned proposals, which CMS included in its 900-plus page draft hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center rule released this week.

340B hospital advocates are raising concerns that a new Trump administration proposal to accelerate hospital outpatient payment cuts to offset [...]

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California Senators Abruptly Pull 340B Bill from Hearing; Massachusetts Lawmakers Debate Drug Pricing Measures

July 17, 2025 William Newton and Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

California lawmakers cancelled a hearing on a 340B contract pharmacy bill on July 16, while Massachusetts lawmakers debated multiple 340B provisions on July 15.

California state senators yesterday abruptly pulled a 340B contract pharmacy access bill from a scheduled hearing just days before a [...]

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Carter Introduces PBM Reform Bill That Includes 340B ‘Spread Pricing’ Reporting

July 15, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) unveiled the PBM Reform Act (H.R. 4317) on July 10.

U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) recently led a bipartisan group of nearly a dozen U.S. House lawmakers in introducing [...]

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Griffith, Harshbarger Officially Take Over as E&C Health Subcommittee’s GOP Leaders

July 15, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) and U.S. Rep Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) today officially took over as the E&C Health Subcommittee's chair and vice chair, respectively.

The U.S. House Committee that oversees federal 340B policy today enacted a series of personnel shakeups, including the new chair [...]

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PhRMA Sues Hawaii Over New 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

July 15, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

PhRMA sued to block Hawaii's new 340B contract pharmacy access law in a federal district court in Honolulu.

A major brand-name drug industry trade group has sued Hawaii over its new law prohibiting pharmaceutical manufacturers from restricting 340B [...]

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Griffith Named U.S. House E&C Committee’s Health Subcommittee Chair, 340B Critic Harshbarger Elevated to Vice Chair

July 10, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) will take over as chairman of the House E&C Health Subcommittee, while U.S. Rep Diana Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) will become the panel’s new vice chair.

A Virginia Republican is set to replace longtime 340B critic U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) as the chair of [...]

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New Oregon Law Lets Health Centers Report 340B Claims Through Clearinghouse Instead of PBMs

July 10, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A new Oregon law grants certain covered entities new flexibility in how they report 340B claims involving PBMs.

Oregon has enacted a new law granting health centers and certain grantees more flexibility in how they report 340B claims [...]

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