Category: Legislative

Speaker Vacancy Paralyzes House, Stalls 340B Legislation

October 5, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The U.S. House is unlikely to vote on any legislation—including multiple bills with 340B provisions—until a new speaker is elected.

The U.S. House’s vote to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the speakership has paused action on multiple bills with [...]

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Major Drugmakers Agree to Negotiate Drug Prices with Medicare

October 5, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Judge Michael Newman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied a business group's request to pause Medicare negotiations while legal challenges to the IRA play out.

Medicare drug price negotiations will move ahead as planned after major drugmakers agreed to participate and a federal district judge [...]

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AbbVie Joins Legal Battle Over Louisiana’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Law

October 3, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Hospital groups urged a federal district court to dismiss drugmaker AbbVie's lawsuit against Lousiana's 340B contract pharmacy law.

Drugmaker AbbVie has sued Louisiana over its 340B contract pharmacy law, joining a series of drug industry suits that challenge [...]

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Government Averts Shutdown with 11th Hour Temporary Funding Bill, Speaker McCarthy Faces Historic Challenge

October 3, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), speaker of the U.S. House, relied on Democratic support to pass a temporary government funding bill.

The federal government narrowly avoided a shutdown this week after lawmakers scrambled to pass a stopgap bill hours before government [...]

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As Shutdown Looms, Momentum Slows on Bills with Key 340B Changes

September 28, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Rep. Harshbarger (R-Tenn.) co-sponsored a PBM transparency bill with a 340B provision, but there had not been any floor or committee votes scheduled on the legislation.

As the country moves closer to a federal government shutdown, movement on two bipartisan House bills with 340B program language, [...]

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Transparency, Patient Assistance Requirements Needed in 340B, Say Drugmaker-Backed Groups

September 28, 2023 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Justin Leventhal, a senior policy analyst for the American Consumer Institute, has advocated for more 340B transparency alongside other drugmaker-backed groups.

Amid ongoing congressional legislative proposals to boost transparency and other requirements for 340B hospitals, two advocacy groups that receive drugmaker [...]

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Column: Could the States Resolve the Contract Pharmacy Impasse?

September 28, 2023 Ted Slafsky, Publisher & CEO Views

340B Report Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky addresses enforcement actions and litigation surrounding state 340B contract pharmacy laws in his latest column.

After a recent lull in the ongoing battle over whether drug manufacturers can continue to place restrictions on access to [...]

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Providers Split on 340B Medicaid Provisions in Major House Healthcare Package

September 19, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Joe Dunn, senior vice president of public policy and research at NACHC, said his organization supported the Lower Costs, More Transparency Act.

Provider groups diverged over 340B Medicaid managed care provisions in a sweeping healthcare package on which the House of Representatives [...]

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Uncertain Outlook for GOP Drug Shortages Bill with 340B Provisions

September 19, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Rep. Anna Eshoo, ranking member of the E&C Health Subcommittee, was one of multiple Democrats opposed to a Republican drug shortages bill.

The future of a Republican drug shortages bill with 340B provisions remains unclear after it was examined in a contentious [...]

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House Subcommittee Clashes Over 340B Role in Drug Shortages

September 14, 2023 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Legislation sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-Wash.) was the focus of a partisan clash during a Sept. 14 hearing over changes it would implement for the 340B program.

A House subcommittee hearing today exposed partisan divisions over the 340B program’s impact on generic drug shortages. The Sep. 14 [...]

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