Category: PBMs and Payers

Delaware Enacts 340B-PBM Payment Law Without Contract Pharmacy Provisions from Original Version

September 24, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Delaware enacted a law prohibiting PBMs from limiting payments to healthcare providers based on their 340B status.

Delaware Gov. John Carney (D) late last week signed into law a bill to prohibit “discrimination against 340B entities by [...]

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Private Oncologist Group-Funded Study Highlights 340B Contract Pharmacies’ Links to PBMs

August 8, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Community Oncology Alliance released a study that tries to connect 340B contract pharmacy relationships to the PBM industry.

More than two-thirds of 340B contract pharmacies are associated with pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) through either vertical integration or contractual [...]

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GOP Lawmaker Grills PBM Execs on 340B Profits During House Oversight Hearing

July 25, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Rep. Diana Harshbarger said major PBMs “rigged the system” by misusing the 340B program during a recent House committee hearing.

A key Republican lawmaker accused executives of the three largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) of “abusing” the 340B program during [...]

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Just Days After Legal Setback, Novartis Exempts Mississippi Providers From Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

July 25, 2024 Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

Novartis exempted Mississippi 340B providers from its contract pharmacy restrictions following a new state law.

Just days after a federal court in Mississippi denied Novartis’ attempt to block the state’s 340B contract pharmacy access law, [...]

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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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Massachusetts Senate to Vote on 340B PBM Nondiscrimination Measure; Status of Contract Pharmacy Bill Uncertain

July 18, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Massachusetts lawmakers are expected to vote on Sen. Pavel Payano's (D) 340B PBM nondiscrimination bill Thursday.

Beacon Hill lawmakers are expected to vote Thursday on a proposal that would prohibit pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from imposing [...]

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Study Finds Oncology Markups at 340B Pediatric Hospitals; AHA Slams Study and Funder

July 16, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

New research looked at the prices 340B-enrolled pediatric hospitals charged for pediatric oncology drugs.

The rates 340B pediatric hospitals negotiate with payers for new pediatric oncology drugs often exceed a medication’s average sale price, [...]

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New Hampshire Enacts Law to Bar PBMs, Payers from ‘Discriminating Against’ 340B Providers

July 11, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) signed a law prohibiting certain 340B-specific policies by PBMs and payers.

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) yesterday signed a law prohibiting payers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) from “discriminating against [...]

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Delaware Legislature Passes Anti-Discrimination Protections for 340B Providers from PBMs but Drug Manufacturer Restrictions Remain

July 2, 2024 Bella Czajkowski, National Correspondent Views

Delaware’s legislature passed a slimmed-down version of a 340B anti-discrimination bill in the eleventh hour of its legislative session Sunday.

Delaware’s legislature passed a slimmed-down version of a 340B anti-discrimination bill in the eleventh hour of its legislative session Sunday, [...]

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CVS Cites 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions in 19% Income Drop in Its Pharmacy Services

May 16, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

CVS Health said drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions contributed to a decline in the company's pharmacy services revenue.

CVS Health recently cited drug manufacturers’ contract pharmacy restrictions as one of the causes for a 19% year-over-year income decline [...]

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