Category: State

340B Health System’s Suit Against Drugmakers Seeks to Recover ‘Hundreds of Millions in Overpayments’

January 23, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Calif-based Adventist Health System/West and four drugmakers are clashing in federal district court over allegations of 340B overcharges.

A California health system is continuing a previously sealed whistleblower case it first filed in 2021 against several pharmaceutical companies. [...]

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Iowa 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill Introduced; Companion Bills Debut in West Virginia, Oklahoma

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

Iowa is the latest state to introduce a bill to shield 340B contract pharmacy arrangements from manufacturer restrictions.

A key healthcare committee in the Iowa House of Representatives recently introduced a bill that would bar drug manufacturer restrictions [...]

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AbbVie Pushes to Block Louisiana 340B Contract Law, New State AG Takes Office

January 19, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

In a recent federal court filing, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill's office said it had not moved to enforce a state 340B contract pharmacy law.

Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie recently urged a federal judge to rule on its suit against Louisiana’s 340B contract pharmacy law without [...]

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Two More States Introduce 340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Bills

January 17, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Two high-ranking West Virginia state senators recently introduced a bipartisan bill that would prohibit drug manufacturer restrictions on 340B contract [...]

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Rhode Island Bills Introduced to Bar PBM and Medicaid 340B Underpayments

January 17, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A state Senate-endorsed bill that would have prohibited 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in Rhode Island failed to clear the legislature before lawmakers in the Ocean State wrapped up their 2024 session last week.

Rhode Island state lawmakers last week introduced bills that would prohibit both differentiated payments from pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) to [...]

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Three More States Introduce 340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Bills

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

Virginia state Sen. Louise Lucas this month introduced a 340B contract pharmacy bill. Influential state senators in Kentucky and Florida also recently introduced similar bills.

Influential state senators in Kentucky, Virginia, and Florida have introduced bills recently that would prohibit drug manufacturer restrictions on 340B [...]

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First 340B Provider Reporting Bill of the Year Introduced in Indiana

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

Indiana state Sen. Ed Charbonneau has introduced a bill that would require 340B providers to annually report financial information on their 340B programs.

A senior Indiana state senator introduced a bill this week that would require 340B providers to annually report detailed financial [...]

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Nebraska Bill Introduced to Protect 340B Contract Pharmacy Arrangements

January 9, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

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Nebraska state Senator Brian Hardin has introduced legislation to protect 340B contract pharmacy arrangements.

A Nebraska state senator has introduced legislation to bar any drugmaker restrictions on arrangements between contract pharmacies and 340B providers. [...]

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2024 340B Contract Pharmacy Outlook: Expect More State Than Federal Action, Say Attorneys and Lobbyists

January 9, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

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A decision upholding Arkansas' state contract pharmacy law from the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals could cause more states to push similar laws, attorneys and lobbyists said.

Amid expected congressional gridlock, there is a much higher likelihood of state legislative action on 340B contract pharmacies than federal [...]

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Novo Says Arkansas Agreement ‘Preserves It’s Position’; More Manufacturer Deals in the Works

January 5, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

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The Arkansas Insurance Department will imminently enforce a state 340B contract pharmacy law following a key federal appeals court decision.

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk’s deal with Arkansas restoring 340B discounts in the contract pharmacy setting until a coming appeals court ruling, [...]

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