Speaker Vacancy Paralyzes House, Stalls 340B Legislation

House of Representatives
The U.S. House is unlikely to vote on any legislation—including multiple bills with 340B provisions—until a new speaker is elected.
The U.S. House’s vote to remove Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) from the speakership has paused action on multiple bills with [...]

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Major Drugmakers Agree to Negotiate Drug Prices with Medicare

Judge Michael Newman of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio denied a business group's request to pause Medicare negotiations while legal challenges to the IRA play out.
Medicare drug price negotiations will move ahead as planned after major drugmakers agreed to participate and a federal district judge [...]

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Hospitals Defend 340B Compliance Amid Influential Senator’s Investigation

Sen. Bill Cassidy
Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) expanded his ongoing inquiry into 340B revenue with letters to two major contract pharmacies.
The two hospital systems subject to a senator’s investigation into 340B program revenue have said they are fully compliant with [...]

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As Medicare Lump Sum Payment Regulation Heads to Finish Line, Critics Weigh In

CMS
In response to the ongoing Change Healthcare cyberattack, CMS will direct contractors to provide some accelerated payments to hospitals.
The final rule to provide repayment to many 340B hospitals for five years of unlawful Medicare cuts entered the final [...]

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In Key 340B Patient Definition Case, Hospital Group Accuses Drugmakers of “Numerous Misstatements”

SC district court
Chief Judge R. Bryan Harwell of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina has not yet decided on 340B Health's request to file an amicus brief in a key 340B patient definition case.
A national hospital group has asked a federal district court for permission “to correct numerous misstatements” that it says drug [...]

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Ranking GOP Senator on Key Committee Opens Investigation into 340B Hospital Revenue

Bill Cassidy
Sen. Bill Cassidy, ranking Republican on the Senate HELP Committee, does not appear to have the authority to compel hospitals to respond to his inquiry on 340B revenue.
The top Republican on an influential Senate committee has opened an investigation into how two major health systems use revenue [...]

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Looming Government Shutdown Poses 340B Program Uncertainty, Potential Legal Proceeding Slowdown

US Capitol
A Senate Committee recently approved the FY25 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
The government agency that oversees the 340B program will retain just over half of its staff in the event of [...]

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Lilly and Novo Post 340B Refund Notices, Amgen Posts 340B Replenishment Notice

Eli Lily and Novo Nordisk
Lilly and Novo Nordisk are refunding 340B covered entities on some products due to 340B ceiling price adjustments.
Drugmakers Lilly and Novo Nordisk are giving covered entities refunds on some products due to 340B ceiling price adjustments, according [...]

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340B Drug Purchases Reached $53.7 Billion in 2022, HRSA Data Show

Drug Channels Institute
Drug purchases under the 340B program totaled $53.7 billion in 2022, according to HRSA data obtained by Drug Channels.
Drug purchases under the 340B program totaled $53.7 billion in 2022, or 22.3% more than the $43.9 billion in 2021, [...]

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Providers Try a Range of Responses to Manufacturer 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

Colleen Meiman
Community health centers are attempting to mitigate the adverse financial effects of manufacturer 340B contract pharmacy restrictions on their organizations, said Colleen Meiman, national policy advisor for State & Regional Associations of Community Health Centers.
Amid an increasing number of drugmaker restrictions and requirements on the use of contract pharmacies, 340B providers are trying a [...]

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