Category: Legislative

As Arkansas Prepares to Enforce 340B Contract Pharmacy Law, Major Drugmaker Files Suit and PhRMA Plans to Seek 8th Circuit Rehearing

March 26, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Drugmaker AstraZeneca filed suit against Arkansas' 340B contract pharmacy law, shortly after it was upheld by a federal appeals court.

After a federal appeals court upheld Arkansas’ 340B contract pharmacy access law, a major drug manufacturer has asked a federal [...]

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Influential House GOP Group Calls for Major Medicaid Cuts and 340B Revenue to ‘Go Where Intended’

March 26, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Republican Study Committee's proposed fiscal year 2025 budget includes calls for changes to the 340B program.

An influential conservative congressional caucus is urging Congress to significantly cut Medicaid spending and “ to ensure that drug discounts [...]

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Senate, House Appropriators Agree on Budget for Office of Pharmacy Affairs but Have Different Priorities

March 21, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Senate and House appropriators have agreed on funding for HHS and the office within it that oversees 340B, but they appear to have different regulatory priorities.

While it appears that Senate and House appropriators have agreed on a funding level for the office that oversees the [...]

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Connecticut, Minnesota Join 20 Other States with 340B Contract Pharmacy Bills Introduced This Session

March 21, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Connecticut is the latest state to have a 340B contract pharmacy bill introduced this legislative session.

A Connecticut state senate committee this week amended a bill to add provisions barring drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in [...]

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Hawaii Lawmakers Urge State Health Department to Protect 340B

March 21, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Hawaii legislators in the house and senate introduced resolutions that urged the state health department to act to protect the 340B program.

Influential Hawaiian state legislators have introduced resolutions that call on the state health department to “ensure continued access to affordable [...]

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California Ballot Initiative Targets Big 340B Provider Serving HIV Population

March 21, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Tom Myers, general counsel for AHF, said a California ballot measure is intended as retaliation against the HIV/AIDS group.

A California ballot initiative aims to codify the California governor’s 2019 shift of the Medicaid program’s prescription drug benefit from [...]

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Maryland House Unanimously Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill

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

Maryland is the sixth state with a 340B contract pharmacy bill to pass at least one legislative chamber this session.

The Maryland state house yesterday unanimously passed a bill that would prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state. [...]

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Mississippi House Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill, Two Days After Senate Passes Similar Bill

March 15, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Mississippi House passed, 83-31, a bill that would prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state.

The Mississippi state house yesterday passed a bill to bar drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions and certain 340B-specific pharmacy benefit [...]

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Mississippi Senate Unanimously Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill After Similar Legislation Dies in Florida

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

The Mississippi state senate unanimously passed a bill to bar drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions and certain 340B-specific PBM policies.

The Mississippi Senate this week unanimously passed a bill to bar drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions and certain 340B-specific pharmacy [...]

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Column: Key Takeaways from the SUSTAIN 340B Act and Things to Consider When Weighing In (Part 2)

March 14, 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.

In February, the U.S. Senate bipartisan “Group of Six” released an eagerly anticipated discussion draft bill and a bill summary/request [...]

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