New 340B Transparency Bill to be Discussed Next Week in House Hearing, U.S. Senate Bills Introduced

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Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.) has has written a bill to impose significant 340B program reporting requirements on disproportionate share hospitals and maybe other covered entities.

U.S. Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-Ind.), vice chair of the House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee, has written a bill to impose significant 340B program reporting requirements on disproportionate share hospitals and potentially other covered entities. Meanwhile, two bills have been

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HRSA Administrator Open to Congress’ Help Ensuring 340B Accountability and Transparency

Carole Johnson
HRSA Administrator Carole Johnson said during a House hearing yesterday she would welcome congressional help ensuring there is “accountability and transparency” in 340B.

U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration Administrator Carole Johnson said on Capitol Hill yesterday that HRSA would welcome congressional help ensuring there is “accountability and transparency” in the 340B program.

Johnson was answering questions from Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) during

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Dual 340B Anti-Discrimination Bills, One Protecting Discounts in Contract Pharmacy Setting, Move Forward in Missouri

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Missouri lawmakers are making progress on two different 340B anti-discrimination bills.

With just weeks to go in its legislative session, Missouri lawmakers are making progress on two different 340B anti-discrimination bills.  Last week, a key Senate committee approved SB 26, comprehensive legislation with two key priorities:  prohibiting drug manufacturers from placing

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California Senate Committee Approves Bill to Protect 340B Providers from Alleged PBM Discrimination

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The California Hospital Association argued in a June 20 letter to the state’s congressional delegation that “core provisions” of the 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-Net (340B ACCESS) Act “will reduce access to care for vulnerable populations.”

A California Senate health committee yesterday unanimously approved a bill to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from employing practices that 340B covered entities view as discriminatory. On Wednesday, California’s SB-786 was approved by the Senate Health Committee and now goes

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New Group 340B Truth Seeks Provider Consensus on Federal Legislation

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A new group, 340B Truth, is seeking a covered entity consensus position on 340B reform to take to Congress for quick action.

About a dozen people who advise, help run, or work at 340B covered entities are launching a nonprofit group, 340B Truth, to try to hammer out a covered entity consensus position on 340B reform and urge Congress to pass it

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Louisiana Lawmakers to Address Drug Makers’ and PBMs’ 340B Policies in Thursday Hearing

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A Louisiana House committee is considering a bill to stop drug manufacturers from impeding 340B covered entities’ use of contract pharmacies.

A hearing is set for Thursday in the Louisiana House on a bill to stop drug manufacturers from impeding 340B covered entities’ use of contract pharmacies.

State Rep. Chris Turner (R) introduced House Bill 548, the Defending Affordable Prescription

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Calif. Senate Committee to Hold Hearing on 340B Anti-Discrimination Bill Tomorrow

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A bill in the California Senate would bar PBMs from employing practices that 340B covered entities view as discriminatory.

A California Senate health committee has scheduled a hearing for tomorrow on a bill to prohibit pharmacy benefit managers from employing practices that 340B covered entities view as discriminatory.

SB-786 would prohibit PBMs from imposing conditions and exclusions that

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New York State Allots $9 Million in Relief for RWCs Hurt by Medicaid Drug Benefit Transfer but No Funding So Far For Other 340B Entities

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Mike Lee (center) of Evergreen Health says the unexplained inclusion of $9 million in supplemental aid for Ryan White clinics in New York state interim budget legislation "just shows the chaos" of New York's transfer of Medicaid managed care drug benefits to Medicaid fee for service.

The New York legislature on Monday passed a short-term state funding bill with $9 million in supplemental aid for Ryan White clinics that are losing 340B revenue due to the April 1 transfer of the state’s Medicaid managed care drug

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New Mexico Governor Signs Bill Protecting 340B Providers from PBM and Payer Discrimination

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has signed a law to prevent PBMs and insurers from discriminating against 340B providers.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed a law April 7 to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and insurers from discriminating against 340B providers.  The bill includes language that prohibits payers from reimbursing 340B covered entities at a lower rate

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Senate HELP Panel Likely Leaving 340B Out of Bipartisan Drug Policy Bill That it’s Fast-Tracking

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U.S. Senate HELP staff members reportedly are assembling bipartisan drug policy legislation for a vote maybe as soon as next week, but 340B is expected to be left out of the equation.

U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee staff members reportedly have decided to exclude 340B issues from a bipartisan drug policy bill they are writing behind the scenes in order to preserve the bill’s odds of being passed next

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