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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Latest Cassidy Probe Adds to Growing Scrutiny of 340B Contract Pharmacies, TPAs

The drug industry and 340B program advocates offered mixed reactions Monday to a key senator’s latest inquiries into drugmakers’ contract pharmacy restrictions as part of an ongoing congressional probe of the drug pricing program.
An influential senator’s inquiry into the nation’s two largest 340B pharmacy chains comes amid growing scrutiny into 340B contract pharmacies [...]

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Two More States Introduce 340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Bills

Two high-ranking West Virginia state senators recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would prohibit drug manufacturer restrictions on 340B contract [...]

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Rhode Island Bills Introduced to Bar PBM and Medicaid 340B Underpayments

A state Senate-endorsed bill that would have prohibited 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in Rhode Island failed to clear the legislature before lawmakers in the Ocean State wrapped up their 2024 session last week.
Rhode Island state lawmakers last week introduced bills that would prohibit both differentiated payments from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to [...]

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Three More States Introduce 340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Bills

Sen. Louise Lucas
Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas this month introduced a 340B contract pharmacy bill. Influential state senators in Kentucky and Florida also recently introduced similar bills.
Influential state senators in Kentucky, Virginia, and Florida have introduced bills recently that would prohibit drug manufacturer restrictions on 340B [...]

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First 340B Provider Reporting Bill of the Year Introduced in Indiana

Indiana state Sen. Ed Charbonneau has introduced a bill that would require 340B providers to annually report financial information on their 340B programs.
A senior Indiana state senator introduced a bill this week that would require 340B providers to annually report detailed financial [...]

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Key GOP House Member Active on 340B Matters to Retire

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Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.), who has led high-profile 340B-related legislation, will retire at the end of this Congress.
Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) yesterday announced he will retire from Congress at the end of this session. Bucshon, who has [...]

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2024 340B Contract Pharmacy Outlook: Expect More State Than Federal Action, Say Attorneys and Lobbyists

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A decision upholding Arkansas' state contract pharmacy law from the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals could cause more states to push similar laws, attorneys and lobbyists said.
Amid expected congressional gridlock, there is a much higher likelihood of state legislative action on 340B contract pharmacies than federal [...]

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