Young Firebrand Lawmaker Gets into Shouting Match with 340B Champion

U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C., left) and the staff of Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va., right) allegedly got into "a back-and-forth" last week over Cawthorn's listing as a co-sponsor of 340B legislation that McKinley filed with Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.).

News organization Politico reports that U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn (R-N.C.) “got into a back-and-forth with” the staff of Rep. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) last week Thursday, July 29, over Cawthorn’s listing as a co-sponsor of legislation to protect 340B covered

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Distressed Critical Access Hospitals that Devolve to Stay Open Would Lose 340B Eligibility

A new federal law to help financially distressed rural hospitals stay open in a reduced capacity would not preserve the hospitals’ eligibility for 340B drug discounts.

A new federal law to help financially distressed rural hospitals stay open in a reduced capacity would not preserve the hospitals’ eligibility for 340B drug discounts.

Federal spending legislation that President Trump signed into law last Dec. 27 included a

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Key GOP Congressman Opposed 340B Amendment to Spending Bill During Committee Hearing

Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) this week cited ongoing 340B contract pharmacy litigation in cautioning against amending federal spending legislation to rebuke six drug manufacturers’ denials of 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

An influential Republican congressman on Monday cautioned against amending federal spending legislation to rebuke six drug manufacturers’ denials of 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies.

During a July 26 U.S. House Rules Committee hearing, Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas)

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340B Won’t be Overlooked if There’s a Grand Bargain on Drug Pricing, Analyst Predicts

340B “will not be overlooked” if the drug industry strikes a grand bargain with Congress and the Biden administration on lowering drug prices, biopharma policy analyst Michael McCaughan predicts.

The 340B program “will not be overlooked” if the drug industry strikes a grand bargain with Congress and the Biden administration on lowering drug prices, biopharma policy analyst Michael McCaughan predicted this week during a talk on drug pricing reform

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Kalderos Urges Feds to Protect Hospitals from Losing 340B Eligibility During Pandemic

Drug industry vendor Kalderos is urging leaders in Washington to temporarily shield hospitals from losing their 340B eligibility during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Drug industry vendor Kalderos is urging leaders in Washington to temporarily shield hospitals from losing their 340B eligibility during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Kalderos is urging a rapid federal response to protect these hospitals,” the company said in a July 23

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Retired Senator Enzi, Who Backed 340B Inquiries, Dies Following Accident

Retired U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wy.), who co-led inquiries into stewardship of the 340B program while in Congress, has died at age 77.

Retired U.S. Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wy.), who co-led inquiries into stewardship of the 340B program while in Congress, died on Monday after being injured in a bicycle accident in his hometown of Gillette, Wyo. He was 77.

Enzi was a

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News Alert: U.S. House Votes to Highlight Need to Halt Pharma’s “Unlawful” 340B Actions

U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) said her successful amendment today to a spending bill sends big pharma the message "Stop hiking drug prices on consumers and discriminating against our 340B providers and pharmacies."

The U.S. House voted this evening “to highlight the need to protect the integrity of the 340B program by halting pharmaceutical manufacturers’ unlawful actions that have resulted in overcharges to 340B covered entities.”

Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) and David McKinley

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House GOP Starts Crafting Health Care Bills in Anticipation of Retaking Majority

Rep. Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) will run to chair the House E&C Committee next session--and is considered by some lobbyists as the favorite to win--if Republicans maintain control of the House.

The top Republicans on two U.S. House health subcommittees are leading a party effort to “craft legislative proposals that Republicans can advance after retaking the majority” in the November 2022 midterm elections. It is not known whether the group will

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Key Congressional Committee Urges HRSA to Fine Drug Makers Over 340B Contract Pharmacy Denials

U.S. House appropriators are encouraging HRSA to use fines and "any available measures" to hold drug manufacturers accountable for withholding 340B drug discounts.

The U.S. House Appropriations Committee is pleased with the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for challenging six drug makers’ denials of 340B pricing when covered entities use contract pharmacies, the committee said in a report released yesterday. It encouraged

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House Appropriators Want an Update from HRSA on its Plans to Clarify 340B Patient Definition and Provider Eligibility Criteria, Calls for New GAO Report

House appropriators want GAO to update its pivotal 2011 report on 340B, and want HRSA to report on its plans to implement the report's remaining two recommendations, which focus on clarifying eligibility criteria for 340B patients and providers.

In addition to weighing in on the ongoing 340B contract pharmacy standoff (see related story), the U.S. House Appropriations Committee has entered the thicket of the highly controversial topics of 340B patient definition and provider eligibility.

In its report

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