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Four States May Act on 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bills this Week

May 14, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Missouri is one of four states expected to act on a high-profile 340B contract pharmacy access bill or amendment this week.

This week will see major legislative action on up to four state 340B contract pharmacy access bills—including on two controversial [...]

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Missouri House Committees Advance 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill as Legislative Session Nears End

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

A Missouri House committee cleared a 340B contract pharmacy access bill in the final weeks of the state's legislative session.

With less than two weeks remaining in the Missouri legislative session, two key house committees approved a 340B contract pharmacy [...]

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NC Treasurer Report Suggests 340B Hospitals Overcharged State Health Plan, Hospitals Pan the Findings

May 9, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

A report from N.C. Treasurer Dale Folwell found some hospitals are using 340B “to enrich themselves rather than to serve vulnerable communities.”

North Carolina hospitals that participate in the 340B program routinely overcharged cancer patients, taxpayers and state employees for oncology drugs, [...]

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Pfizer Exempts Arkansas Hospitals from All Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

May 7, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Pfizer is one of more than 20 drugmakers to fully or partially exempt Arkansas providers from its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.

Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer announced it exempted Arkansas hospitals from its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions beginning this week. Effective May 6, [...]

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Delaware Lawmakers Introduce 340B Contract Pharmacy Access, PBM Payment Bill

May 7, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

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

Influential Delaware Democratic lawmakers last week introduced legislation to bar drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions and prohibit certain 340B-specific pharmacy [...]

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Appeals Court Rejects PhRMA’s Request for a Full Panel Rehearing of Arkansas 340B Contract Pharmacy Case

May 2, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals denied PhRMA's request to reconsider a decision upholding Arkansas' 340B law.

A federal appeals court today rejected a drug industry trade group’s request for all of its appellate judges to reconsider [...]

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Arkansas Enforcing 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law Against AstraZeneca

May 2, 2024 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Arkansas officials are seeking penalties against AstraZeneca in an August hearing for allegedly violating the state's 340B contract pharmacy access law.

Arkansas state officials today scheduled a public hearing to enforce the state’s 340B contract pharmacy access law against AstraZeneca, according [...]

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Takeda Loosens Contract Pharmacy Restrictions on Arkansas Hospitals

May 2, 2024 Rich Daly, Editor in Chief Views

Takeda has loosened its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions for Arkansas-based hospital covered entities.

Editors’ note: After publication, Pfizer became the 24th drugmaker to loosen or end its contract pharmacy restrictions for Arkansas covered entities, [...]

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In Victory for Drug Industry, Kansas Legislature Pauses New 340B Contract Pharmacy Law, Sending Issue Back to the Governor

May 1, 2024 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Kansas lawmakers voted late Tuesday for a long-term pause of a recently enacted contract pharmacy law.

Just weeks after passing legislation to prohibit drugmaker 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state, Kansas lawmakers voted late Tuesday [...]

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Missouri Senate Overwhelmingly Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Bill; New Kansas Law Expected to Face Setback Today

April 30, 2024 William Newton and Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Missouri state senate recently passed a 340B contract pharmacy access bill.

The Missouri Senate yesterday overwhelmingly passed a 340B contract pharmacy access bill, two weeks after the state house passed a [...]

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Four States May Act on 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bills this Week

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Missouri House Committees Advance 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill as Legislative Session Nears End

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NC Treasurer Report Suggests 340B Hospitals Overcharged State Health Plan, Hospitals Pan the Findings

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Pfizer Exempts Arkansas Hospitals from All Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

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Delaware Lawmakers Introduce 340B Contract Pharmacy Access, PBM Payment Bill

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Appeals Court Rejects PhRMA’s Request for a Full Panel Rehearing of Arkansas 340B Contract Pharmacy Case

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