Category: Legislative

In Stinging Op-Ed, West Virginia Senate Leader Bashes Drug Industry and Rejects Efforts to Politicize 340B Program

June 13, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

West Virginia Senate President Craig Blair (R), who also serves as the state’s lieutenant governor, told 340B Report that he’s weighing potential litigation against Stand for Us PAC, which has claimed credit for the GOP leader’s May 14 primary loss. (Photo courtesy: WV Senate.)

A key West Virginia lawmaker this week hit back against efforts to tie the 340B program to partisan politics, arguing [...]

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Super PAC with Dark Money Ties Launches New Anti-340B Ad

June 13, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Stand for Us PAC's latest ad threatens Republican politicians that support 340B and claims disputed credit for a key West Virginia lawmaker's recent primary loss.

A political action committee (PAC) with close ties to a dark money group recently released a new ad threatening to [...]

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Draft Senate Drug Shortages Bill Sparks Stakeholder Debate over 340B Provisions

June 13, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Stakeholders recently submitted feedback on a draft Senate Finance Committee drug shortages bill with 340B implications.

A draft Senate bill, which would offer bonus payments to hospitals that stockpile certain generic drugs and forgo other rebates [...]

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Federal Judge Presses Drug Industry on Preemption Arguments During Key Hearing on Louisiana 340B Law

June 11, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Attorneys representing the drug industry, the state of Louisiana, and Louisiana health centers presented oral arguments before a federal district court.

A federal judge late last week pressed drug industry attorneys on their claims that Louisiana’s 340B contract pharmacy law oversteps [...]

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Organon Ends or Loosens 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions in Four More States

June 11, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Drugmaker Organon fully exempted West Virginia providers from its contract pharmacy policy and loosened its restrictions in three additional states.

Organon, a spinoff of pharmaceutical giant Merck with a focus on women’s health, is now fully exempting West Virginia covered [...]

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Michigan Lawmakers, Witnesses Spar Over 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill in Key Hearing

June 11, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Ben Frederick, associate vice president of advocacy and government relations at Memorial Healthcare, testified in support of a 340B contract pharmacy access bill at a Michigan state house hearing.

Michigan state lawmakers and representatives for drugmakers, providers, and business groups debated a 340B contract pharmacy access bill during a [...]

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340B Reform Could Generate Federal Savings, Says Consulting Firm That Has Conducted 340B Studies for Pharma Friendly Groups

June 11, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Avalere's Milena Sullivan told 340B Report that it's important to understand "the impact 340B reform could have on federal spending."

A federal legislative overhaul of the 340B program could provide Medicare savings for the federal government, according to a review [...]

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Key House Hearing Intensifies Debate on 340B’s Future Amid Multiple Major Reform Efforts

June 6, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-VA), chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, speaks at a hearing on June 4, 2024.

A House oversight hearing this week added to the growing debate over the 340B program’s future as federal lawmakers continue [...]

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Minnesota Is Seventh State to Enact 340B Contract Pharmacy Law, State Also Expands Covered Entity Reporting

June 6, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed a law to prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state.

Minnesota became the 7th state to enact a law to protect distribution of 340B drugs through contract pharmacies when the [...]

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New York Unlikely to Move 340B Contract Pharmacy, PBM Protections Bill in 2024, Sponsors Say

June 6, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

New York lawmakers are expected to leave Albany this week without passing legislation that would bar drug manufacturers' and pharmacy benefit managers' (PBMs) policies against covered entities and N.Y. pharmacies based on their 340B participation.

New York lawmakers are expected to leave Albany this week without passing legislation that would bar drug manufacturers and pharmacy [...]

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