Category: Legislative

Former Sen. Cassidy Aide, Trump Administration Executive Criticizes Requiring More Hospital 340B Reporting

January 30, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Brenda Destro, a former aide to a Republican senator and HHS official, recently wrote an op-ed that criticized hospital 340B transparency legislation.

A former Trump administration Health and Human Service Department (HHS) executive and adviser to Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) published a [...]

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COLUMN: Action on 340B Contract Pharmacies Turns to the States

January 30, 2024 Ted Slafsky, Publisher & CEO Views

Ted Slafsky, publisher and CEO of 340B Report, writes the second part of his two-part column on the Senate "group of six" 340B discussion draft.

As we approach the 16-month mark since we had pivotal arguments over the 340B contract pharmacy program in two federal [...]

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Arizona State Senators Introduce Latest 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill

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

Two influential Arizona state senators recently introduced a bill that would prohibit drugmaker restrictions on 340B contract pharmacy use.

Two high-ranking Republican Arizona state senators have introduced a bill that would bar drug manufacturer restrictions on 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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340B Provider-Drugmaker Lobbying Group Adds Two More Manufacturers

January 23, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

340B Working Table's lobbying disclosure filing.

A novel lobbying group established by 340B provider organizations and one of the world’s largest drugmakers recently added two more [...]

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High-Ranking GOP Lawmakers Introduce Bills to Quantify 340B Use Among ‘Noncitizens’

January 23, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

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

January 23, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

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

January 23, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

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

January 19, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

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

January 17, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

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

January 17, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

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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