New York State Allots $9 Million in Relief for RWCs Hurt by Medicaid Drug Benefit Transfer but No Funding So Far For Other 340B Entities

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Mike Lee (center) of Evergreen Health says the unexplained inclusion of $9 million in supplemental aid for Ryan White clinics in New York state interim budget legislation "just shows the chaos" of New York's transfer of Medicaid managed care drug benefits to Medicaid fee for service.

The New York legislature on Monday passed a short-term state funding bill with $9 million in supplemental aid for Ryan White clinics that are losing 340B revenue due to the April 1 transfer of the state’s Medicaid managed care drug

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New Mexico Governor Signs Bill Protecting 340B Providers from PBM and Payer Discrimination

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New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) has signed a law to prevent PBMs and insurers from discriminating against 340B providers.

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham (D) signed a law April 7 to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and insurers from discriminating against 340B providers.  The bill includes language that prohibits payers from reimbursing 340B covered entities at a lower rate

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Calif. Contract Pharmacy Overbilled Medicaid for 340B Drugs, State Appeals Court Holds

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A California state appeals court affirmed a lower ruling that 340B contract pharmacy PharmBlue overbilled the state for 340B drugs it obtained from manufacturers on its clients' behalf.

A California state appeals court has affirmed a lower state court’s judgement that a 340B contract pharmacy overcharged the state Medicaid agency, Medi-Cal, nearly $2.5 million more than the pharmacy was entitled to receive for 340B drugs between May 2015

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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