Arkansas and 340B Providers Ask Appeals Court to Back State’s Novel 340B Contract Pharmacy Law

Arkansas Act 1103 text excerpt.
The state of Arkansas and Arkansas 340B covered entities asked a federal appeals court yesterday to uphold the state's novel 340B anti-discrimination law.

The state of Arkansas and Arkansas 340B covered entities separately asked a federal appeals court yesterday to back a judge’s decision in December that the state’s novel 340B anti-discrimination law is not preempted by the 340B statute nor by the

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Maine Becomes Fourth State to Introduce 340B Hospital Transparency Bill

Aerial view of Maine state capitol
A bill in Maine would impose significant 340B program reporting requirements on hospitals.

Maine state senators have introduced a bill to require 340B hospitals to file annual reports with detailed information on the savings they receive through 340B drug discounts, including annual 340B revenue the hospital generates minus 340B aggregate acquisition costs, and

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New York Implements Medicaid Drug Benefits Transfer, 340B Entities Say Fight Isn’t Over

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul addressing the press
New York state 340B providers say they still hope Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) can be persuaded to embrace an alternative to the state's transfer of Medicaid managed care drug benefits to Medicaid fee for service.

New York state on Saturday transferred Medicaid managed care drug benefits to Medicaid fee for service. Health centers and Ryan White clinics have vowed to keep fighting the change, which they say will cost them millions of dollars in 340B

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New Mexico Passes 340B Anti-Discrimination Bill, After Dropping 340B Contract Pharmacy Provisions

New Mexico state capitol building
New Mexico lawmakers passed a bill to stop pharmacy benefit managers from discriminating against 340B providers, but stripped it of language that would have outlawed drug manufacturers’ conditions on 340B sales when entities use contract pharmacies.

With just minutes to go in this year’s session, New Mexico lawmakers recently passed a bill to stop pharmacy benefit managers from discriminating against 340B providers including reimbursing them at a lower rate than other providers. Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham

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As April 1 Deadline Looms, NY Health Centers Urge Courts to Stop Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Transfer

340B program advocates hold a die-in outside New York Gov. Kathy Hochul's office
New York state Sen. Robert Jackson (center, holding green sign) participated in a "die-in" outside of Gov. Kathy Hochul's office on Tuesday to protest the scheduled transfer of Medicaid managed care drug benefits to Medicaid fee for service on Saturday.

If New York State transfers Medicaid managed care drug benefits to Medicaid fee for service on Saturday as scheduled, “it will all but eliminate the savings that safety-net providers have realized through the 340B program and the revenues on which

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HRSA Allows Immediate 340B Enrollment in Mississippi Due to Tornadoes

Tornado damage
Health care providers in Mississippi can enroll in 340B immediately under program flexibilities granted in response to March 24 tornadoes that killed 21.

Health care providers in Mississippi eligible to participate in the 340B program may do so immediately, rather than having to wait for the next normal quarterly registration period July 1-15, federal health officials said yesterday.

Strong tornadoes struck the state

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N.Y. State Health Centers Sue to Stop April 1 Shift of Medicaid Managed Care Drug Benefits to Fee for Service

Evergreen Health wordmark
Buffalo, N.Y.-based health center Evergreen Health and Harlem, N.Y.-based health health center Heritage Health and Housing asked a state court to halt Saturday's scheduled transfer of Medicaid drug benefits from managed care to fee for service.

The clock is ticking down in New York state to the scheduled April 1 transfer of Medicaid managed care drug benefits to Medicaid fee for service—a move that 340B safety net providers say would result in financial disaster.

Evergreen Health,

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Texas House Bill Addresses Medicaid MCO Bias Against 340B Pharmacies

Texas state capitol building with United States and Texas state flags
A bill in Texas would stop Medicaid MCOs and their PBMs from paying less than what Texas Medicaid pays for 340B-obtained drugs.

A bill has been introduced in Texas to stop Medicaid managed care organizations and their pharmacy benefit managers from reimbursing pharmacies for 340B-acquired drugs at less than what Texas Medicaid pays for the same 340B drugs.

Texas House Bill 1293

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Connecticut Governor’s First of Its Kind Three-Pronged 340B Bill Passes Hurdle in Legislature

Connecticut House of Representatives chamber
The Connecticut House might vote soon on a bill to require hospital reporting on 340B revenue, prohibit drug maker restrictions on 340B contract pharmacy use, and prohibit pharmacy benefit manager discrimination against 340B entities and pharmacies.

Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont’s novel bill to require hospital reporting on 340B revenue, prohibit drug maker restrictions on 340B contract pharmacy use, and prohibit pharmacy benefit manager discrimination against 340B entities and pharmacies has passed its first test in the

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340B Stakeholders Testify on Conn. Governor’s First-of-Its-Kind Multi-Pronged 340B Legislation

Connecticut state capitol dome
Connecticut lawmakers heard testimony yesterday on Gov. Ned Lamont’s (D) bill addressing hospitals' 340B revenue, pharma restrictions on 340B contract pharmacy use, and PBM discrimination against 340B entities.

Connecticut 340B stakeholders testified at a state legislative hearing Monday on Gov. Ned Lamont’s (D) comprehensive bill to require hospital reporting on 340B revenue, prohibit drug maker restrictions on 340B contract pharmacy use, and prohibit pharmacy benefit manager discrimination against

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