Category: Legislative

Draft Senate Bill Would Pay Hospitals to Stockpile Certain Generic Drugs if They Forgo 340B Discounts, Meet New Contracting Requirements

May 14, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sen. Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, said a bipartisan draft bill would "take meaningful strides toward mitigating and preventing prescription drug shortages."

A new Senate draft drug shortages bill would offer bonus payments to hospitals that stockpile certain generic drugs and agree [...]

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House Committee Clears Telehealth Medicare Extension Bill with PBM 340B Provision

May 9, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Rep. David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) introduced legislation with certain Medicare telehealth extensions and a PBM 340B provision.

A key House of Representatives committee yesterday approved a bill to extend telehealth regulations that also would require pharmacy benefit [...]

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Missouri House Committees Advance 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill as Legislative Session Nears End

May 9, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A Missouri House committee cleared a 340B contract pharmacy access bill in the final weeks of the state's legislative session.

With less than two weeks remaining in the Missouri legislative session, two key house committees approved a 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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Pfizer Exempts Arkansas Hospitals from All Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

May 7, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Pfizer is one of more than 20 drugmakers to fully or partially exempt Arkansas providers from its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced it exempted Arkansas hospitals from its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions beginning this week. Effective May 6, [...]

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Delaware Lawmakers Introduce 340B Contract Pharmacy Access, PBM Payment Bill

May 7, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Delaware’s legislature passed a slimmed-down version of a 340B anti-discrimination bill in the eleventh hour of its legislative session Sunday.

Influential Delaware Democratic lawmakers last week introduced legislation to bar drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions and prohibit certain 340B-specific pharmacy [...]

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Federal Bill Introduced to Expand 340B Eligibility to Outpatient-Focused Rural Emergency Hospitals

May 2, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), who sits on the House E&C Committee, co-sponsored legislation that would grant 340B eligibility to certain rural emergency hospitals.

Two federal lawmakers this week introduced bipartisan legislation that would extend 340B eligibility to certain outpatient-focused rural hospitals offering emergency [...]

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In Victory for Drug Industry, Kansas Legislature Pauses New 340B Contract Pharmacy Law, Sending Issue Back to the Governor

May 1, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Kansas lawmakers voted late Tuesday for a long-term pause of a recently enacted contract pharmacy law.

Just weeks after passing legislation to prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state, Kansas lawmakers voted late Tuesday [...]

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Missouri Senate Overwhelmingly Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill; New Kansas Law Expected to Face Setback Today

April 30, 2024 William Newton and Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Missouri state senate recently passed a 340B contract pharmacy access bill.

The Missouri Senate yesterday overwhelmingly passed a 340B contract pharmacy access bill, two weeks after the state house passed a [...]

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Kansas is Fifth State to Enact 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

April 25, 2024 William Newton and Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly speaks at a rally.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) signed a sweeping state budget bill on April 24 that contains a provision to prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state.

Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly (D) signed a sweeping state budget bill late Wednesday that contains a provision to prohibit drugmaker [...]

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Key Senator Says 340B Overhaul Bill Could Be Introduced Next Month, But Some are Skeptical of Short Turnaround

April 25, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Sen. John Thune (R-S.D.) said a bipartisan Senate bill to overhaul the 340B program could be formally introduced as soon as May.

Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) said bipartisan legislation to overhaul the 340B program could be introduced as soon as [...]

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