AHA Urges CMS to Block Drugmaker 340B Rebate Models, Improve Medicare Transaction Facilitator

The AHA raised concerns that October 2024 federal guidance on Medicare drug price negotiations may allow drugmakers to “wrongly justify fundamental changes to the 340B program.”
A major hospital advocacy group recently warned that October 2024 agency guidance on Medicare drug price negotiations may allow drugmakers [...]

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After Drama Over Previous Proposals, Congress Passes Year-End Spending Bill with Pared-Down Health Center Funding, No 340B or PBM Language

Congress approved a pared-down federal spending bill late last week that did not contain 340B language.
Federal lawmakers late last week approved a pared-down, must-pass federal spending bill, which cut back on health center funding and [...]

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Biogen to Extend 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions to Grantees and Add New Requirements for Hospitals, Novartis to Require Claims Submissions for Hospitals

Biogen is extending its contract pharmacy restrictions to non-hospital covered entities in January.
Biogen will soon extend its contract pharmacy restrictions to non-hospital covered entities, while Novartis will require hospitals to submit claims [...]

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Chaotic Michigan Legislative Session Ends Without House Vote on Senate-Backed 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill

The Michigan House is unlikely to vote on a Senate-backed 340B contract pharmacy access bill after a tumultuous end to the state legislative session.
Michigan’s legislative session concluded in disarray last week after the House abruptly adjourned without enough members present to vote on [...]

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Ruling Against West Virginia Contract Pharmacy Access Law May Increase Odds of Eventual SCOTUS Review as State Providers Vow to ‘Not Give Up’

A recent federal appeals court ruling against West Virginia's contract pharmacy access law may increase the chances that the U.S. Supreme Court eventually takes up the issue.
A federal judge’s recent ruling against West Virginia’s 340B contract pharmacy law advances the drug industry’s push to bring the [...]

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State Contract Pharmacy Lawsuit Weekly Roundup: Updates in Mississippi, Missouri

Key briefs were filed this week in litigation over state contract pharmacy access laws in Mississippi and Missouri.
Editor’s Note: With 340B-related litigation heating up in several states following the enactment of new contract pharmacy access laws, 340B Report [...]

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News Alert

Federal Judge Blocks West Virginia from Enforcing Contract Pharmacy Access Law While Challenges Play Out

U.S. District Judge Thomas E. Johnston of the Southern District of West Virginia granted motions for preliminary injunction against West Virginia’s contract pharmacy access law.

In the first major legal setback for states pursuing contract pharmacy protections, a federal district judge ruled yesterday that West Virginia officials cannot enforce the state’s contract pharmacy access law while three drug industry legal challenges play out.

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IRA Rollout, Regulatory Gaps May Drive Major 340B Reforms in 2025, Says Adam Fein of Drug Channels

Adam Fein, Ph.D, president of Drug Channels Institute, predicted the IRA's implementation could drive major 340B changes during a Dec. 13 webinar.
Emerging regulatory conflicts between the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the 340B program may soon force policymakers to enact major [...]

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AbbVie’s Latest 340B Restrictions Appear to Target Hospital Alternative Distribution Models But May Not Be Enforceable, Experts Say

Experts said that AbbVie’s latest contract pharmacy policy change appears to target alternative distribution models.
AbbVie’s latest move to extend certain 340B contract pharmacy restrictions to federal grantees also appears to target hospitals’ use of [...]

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Sanofi Pauses 340B Rebate Proposal, Sues HRSA to Impose Controversial Model

Sanofi sued HRSA on Dec. 16 in a federal district court in an effort to implement its controversial 340B rebate model.
French pharmaceutical giant Sanofi late yesterday announced it would pause the implementation of its contested 340B rebate plan and become [...]

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