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Vermont Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill with Controversial Hospital Price Caps, Sends to Governor

May 30, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Vermont legislature has passed a 340B bill with contract pharmacy, reporting and price cap provisions.

The Vermont legislature has passed a sweeping 340B bill with contract pharmacy protections, provider reporting requirements and controversial price caps [...]

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Oklahoma Lawmakers Override Governor’s Veto, Enact 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

May 30, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Oklahoma lawmakers resoundingly voted to override Gov. Kevin Stitt's (R) veto of a 340B contract pharmacy access bill.

In the final hours of Oklahoma’s legislative session late last night, lawmakers overwhelmingly voted to override Gov. Kevin Stitt’s (R) [...]

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Katie Miller, Key Player in Anti-340B ‘Dark Money’ Campaign, Leaves White House Adviser Role

May 30, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Katie Miller, a key figure in a dark money anti-340B campaign, has left her role as a White House adviser.

A Trump administration adviser and key figure in a dark money effort to tie the 340B program to immigration growth, [...]

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Cassidy Says 340B ‘Was Never Meant to be Part of an Earnings Call’

May 30, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) discussed the 340B program in a recent interview with Punchbowl News.

A key U.S. senator on 340B policy continued to raise concerns this week about the current state of the drug [...]

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Oregon Senate Narrowly Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill

May 29, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Oregon Senate recently passed an amended 340B contract pharmacy access bill.

Oregon state senators late yesterday narrowly passed legislation to prohibit drugmakers from restricting 340B contract pharmacy access in the state. [...]

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HRSA Defends 340B Hospital Drug Purchasing Restrictions Policy, Asks Federal Court to Reject Premier’s Challenge

May 28, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

HHS attorneys recently urged a Washington D.C. federal court to uphold a 2013 HRSA policy and reject Premier's claim that it unlawfully restricts how certain 340B hospitals can purchase initial drug inventory.

The Trump administration this month urged a Washington D.C. federal court to uphold a 2013 Health Resources and Services Administration [...]

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House GOP Lawmaker Spartz Introduces Bill That 340B Provider Advocates Say Would Drive Them Out of the Program and Potentially Force Closures

May 28, 2025 Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

U.S. Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) introduced the legislation (H.R. 3222), known as the “Stopping Medicare Abuses to Restore Trust in Health Care Act” or SMART Health Care Act, on May 6. 340B provider advocates strongly oppose the bill's 340B provisions.

An Indiana congresswoman recently introduced a controversial U.S. House bill that could potentially require 340B covered entities to pass all [...]

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Vermont House Modifies 340B Contract Pharmacy Access and Hospital Reporting Bill, Hospital Advocates Voice Concerns About Changes

May 28, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Vermont House lawmakers voted Friday to approve an amended contract pharmacy access bill, which includes price caps on some hospitals that has raised concerns from some state health systems.

The Vermont House on Friday approved a 340B contract pharmacy access bill with Senate-backed hospital reporting requirements and a new [...]

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Oregon, Illinois State Senators Push for Amendments to 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bills

May 28, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Oregon state senators have proposed competing amendments to a 340B contract pharmacy access bill that passed the state House.

Oregon state senators are pushing for competing amendments to a 340B contract pharmacy access bill that passed the state House; [...]

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Sponsors of Oklahoma’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill Call for Veto Override, Slam ‘Big Pharma’ and Dark Money

May 22, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Oklahoma Sen. Brent Howard (R), who sponsored a 340B contract pharmacy access bill that the governor recently vetoed, is urging his colleagues to override that veto.

Two Oklahoma Republican lawmakers are urging their colleagues to override Gov. Kevin Stitt’s (R) veto of a 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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