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Federal Judge Upholds Louisiana’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Law in Another Major Blow to Drug Industry

September 30, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A federal court upheld Louisiana’s contact pharmacy law this week, drawing praise from provider groups and criticism from the drug industry in the latest of such challenges across the nation.

A federal judge moments ago dismissed three drug industry challenges to Louisiana’s 340B contract pharmacy access law in another major [...]

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House Passes Pediatric Enrollment Bill That Would Require 340B Providers to Report Medicaid Managed Care Revenue

September 19, 2024 Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

The U.S. House passed a bipartisan bill Tuesday evening to streamline Medicaid enrollment for pediatric providers that would also increase reporting requirements for certain 340B providers.

The U.S. House passed a bipartisan bill Tuesday evening to streamline Medicaid enrollment for pediatric providers that would also increase [...]

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340B Covered Entities Threaten Action Against Drugmakers Over New Reporting Requirements

September 13, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Second Sight Solutions updated 340B ESP's terms of use on Oct. 4.

A law firm representing hospitals and other 340B covered entities across the U.S. has called on more than two dozen [...]

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Welch Introduces 340B PATIENTS Act in the Senate

September 11, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) introduced a Senate version of the 340B PATIENTS Act.

A Vermont Democrat has introduced Senate legislation to codify providers’ ability to use contract pharmacies to dispense 340B discounted drugs, [...]

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EMD Serono Extends 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions to All Covered Entities & Adds New Restrictions

September 3, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Beginning Oct. 1, EMD Serono will extend its contract pharmacy restrictions to all 340B covered entities.

A Boston-based biopharmaceutical company will soon extend its contract pharmacy restrictions from hospitals to all 340B covered entities (CEs), except [...]

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HRSA Says Johnson & Johnson’s New 340B Rebate Model Did Not Receive Agency Approval, Is ‘Inconsistent’ with 340B Statute

August 23, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

HRSA did not approve J&J's newly proposed 340B rebate model, an agency spokesperson told 340B Report.

The federal agency that oversees the 340B program did not approve drugmaker Johnson & Johnson’s (J&J’s) proposal to convert certain [...]

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Two Hospitals Sue HRSA to Block ‘Unlawfully Authorized’ Drugmaker 340B Program Audits

July 26, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Oregon Health & Science University Hospital is one of two 340B hospitals to sue HRSA over approving a drugmaker audit. (Photo by M.O. Stevens)

Two 340B hospitals urged a federal district court to block drugmaker Johnson & Johnson (J&J) from conducting “unlawfully authorized” audits [...]

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Massachusetts 340B Measures Addressing PBM Discrimination and Medicaid Drug Coverage Fall Short in Senate, Sponsor Plans to Refile Bill Next Session

July 19, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A contract pharmacy access bill could still pass in Massachusetts despite the end of the formal legislative session.

The Massachusetts Senate on Thursday failed to adopt legislation that would have prohibited pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from imposing discriminatory [...]

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340B Coalition Conference Keynote: Program Faces ‘Progress Amid Challenges’

July 8, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Maureen Testoni, president and CEO of 340B Health, gave a keynote "state of 340B" address July 8 at the 340B Coalition summer conference.

The 340B program faces unprecedented challenges despite a series of states enacting 340B contract pharmacy access laws, the leader of [...]

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AbbVie, AstraZeneca Challenge Kansas’ New Contract Pharmacy Access Law

July 5, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

AbbVie will no longer offer voluntary 340B pricing on any of its orphan-designated drugs to covered entities subject to such exclusions.

Two major drug manufacturers this week sued Kansas in an effort to block the state’s new contract pharmacy access law, [...]

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