Broad Stakeholder Support for Senate Group of Six Draft 340B Overhaul

340B stakeholders that are often at odds expressed broad support for a draft of a 340B overhaul from a bipartisan group of six senators.
Recently released draft congressional legislation to reform the 340B program has drawn positive initial reactions from across the range of [...]

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340B Lobbying Reaches Record Levels in 2023

Jackson Hammond of the American Action Forum said financial pressure was a driver of PhRMA's increased lobbying efforts.
Lobbying on 340B issues reached a record level in 2023, according to annual tallies of congressional lobbying disclosures. That flurry [...]

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Mississippi Bill Introduced to Bar 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions, PBM Underpayments

Mississippi state Sen. Brice Wiggins (R) introduced one of two bills designed to protect 340B contract pharmacy use and bar PBM 340B underpayments in the state.
Eight Mississippi state senators have introduced a bill to bar drugmakers from restricting 340B contract pharmacy use and pharmacy benefit [...]

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Highly Anticipated Draft 340B Bill Released by Bipartisan Senate Gang of Six

340B stakeholders that are often at odds expressed broad support for a draft of a 340B overhaul from a bipartisan group of six senators.
After more than six months of long meetings with stakeholders, a bipartisan group of six senators released draft legislation Friday [...]

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Potential Senate Flip May Increase 340B Scrutiny, But Congressional 340B Action Unlikely in 2024, Say 340B Advocate, Drug Industry Analyst

Michael McCaughan, co-founder of Provision Policy, spoke about drug pricing policy at the 340B Coalition Winter Conference.
Congress is unlikely to act on 340B in 2024, but a potential flip of the U.S. Senate could lead to [...]

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Tennessee Bills Introduced to Regulate 340B Funding for Certain STD Clinics

Companion bills recently introduced in the Tennessee state house and senate would add regulations for 340B in-kind funding.
Tennessee state lawmakers have introduced companion bills that would require sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinics to enter into a contract [...]

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340B Hospital Critics Ramp Up Efforts on Capitol Hill and in Media

ASAP 340B is one of multiple critics of hospital participation in 340B to recently increase lobbying and media efforts, including an online advertising campaign pictured above.
Critics of hospital participation in the 340B discount drug program are ramping up efforts, as a bipartisan group of senators [...]

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Former Sen. Cassidy Aide, Trump Administration Executive Criticizes Requiring More Hospital 340B Reporting

Brenda Destro, a former aide to a Republican senator and HHS official, recently wrote an op-ed that criticized hospital 340B transparency legislation.
A former Trump administration Health and Human Service Department (HHS) executive and adviser to Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA) published a [...]

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COLUMN: Action on 340B Contract Pharmacies Turns to the States

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.
As we approach the 16-month mark since we had pivotal arguments over the 340B contract pharmacy program in two federal [...]

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Arizona State Senators Introduce Latest 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill

Two influential Arizona state senators recently introduced a bill that would prohibit drugmaker restrictions on 340B contract pharmacy use.
Two high-ranking Republican Arizona state senators have introduced a bill that would bar drug manufacturer restrictions on 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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