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OPA Director Touches on 340B Rebate Litigation and Other Key Matters at 340B Coalition Conference

July 22, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Office of Pharmacy Affairs (OPA) Director Chantelle Britton addresses 340B stakeholders during remarks to open the 340B Coalition’s annual summer conference in National Harbor, Md. on Monday.

A key federal regulator highlighted the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) legal fight against proposed drugmaker 340B rebate models [...]

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340B PATIENTS Act Reintroduction Expected Soon, Hospital Trade Group Challenges Drug Industry Criticisms

July 22, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

340B Health President and CEO Maureen Testoni speaks at the 340B Coalition's Summer Conference in National Harbor, Md. on Monday.

The leader of a major 340B hospital trade group heralded the forthcoming reintroduction of a federal bill that would codify [...]

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Federal Court Consolidates Drugmaker 340B Rebate Appeals, Denies Hospital Group’s Cross-Appeal Request

July 22, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C. consolidated multiple drugmaker appeals in ongoing 340B rebate litigation.

A Washington, D.C. federal appellate court on Friday consolidated multiple drug industry appeals challenging the government’s authority to preapprove 340B [...]

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For the First Time, CMS Proposes Claims-Based Methods to Identify 340B Drugs Billed to Medicare Part D

July 17, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

CMS recently proposed two policies for identifying 340B claims billed to Medicare Part D.

In a first for the agency, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) is proposing to track 340B drugs [...]

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Advocates Warn New CMS Proposed Rule Could Hurt 340B Program, Be ‘First Step Towards Payment Cuts’

July 17, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Hospital groups and other 340B backers condemned proposals, which CMS included in its 900-plus page draft hospital outpatient prospective payment system and ambulatory surgical center rule released this week.

340B hospital advocates are raising concerns that a new Trump administration proposal to accelerate hospital outpatient payment cuts to offset [...]

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California Senators Abruptly Pull 340B Bill from Hearing; Massachusetts Lawmakers Debate Drug Pricing Measures

July 17, 2025 William Newton and Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

California lawmakers cancelled a hearing on a 340B contract pharmacy bill on July 16, while Massachusetts lawmakers debated multiple 340B provisions on July 15.

California state senators yesterday abruptly pulled a 340B contract pharmacy access bill from a scheduled hearing just days before a [...]

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CMS Proposes Accelerated OPPS Cuts to Offset 340B Remedy Payments and Medicare Drug Survey That Could Lead to Significant Part B Cuts

July 16, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

CMS has issued a draft 2026 Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) rule, which proposes accelerated cuts to offset 340B remedy payments. The agency also proposed a controversial Medicare drug survey.

The Trump administration this week proposed accelerating hospital outpatient payment cuts to offset previous 340B hospital lump sum repayments and [...]

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Federal Judge Dismisses AbbVie’s Challenge to Missouri’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law for Lack of Standing

July 15, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A federal district judge recently dismissed AbbVie's complaint against Missouri's 340B contract pharmacy access law for a lack of standing.

A federal district judge has dismissed AbbVie’s lawsuit challenging Missouri’s 340B contract pharmacy access law, marking another legal setback for [...]

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Carter Introduces PBM Reform Bill That Includes 340B ‘Spread Pricing’ Reporting

July 15, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) unveiled the PBM Reform Act (H.R. 4317) on July 10.

U.S. Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-Ga.) recently led a bipartisan group of nearly a dozen U.S. House lawmakers in introducing [...]

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Drugmakers File New Appeal Briefs in Push to Overturn 340B Rebate Ruling

July 15, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Drugmakers filed new briefs in their pending 340B rebate cases before the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals

Four large drugmakers recently filed a pair of new briefs in their ongoing appeals of legal rulings that upheld the [...]

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