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Drug Industry Takes Aim at 340B Program’s Growth in Pair of Op-Eds

July 1, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

PhRMA President and CEO Steve Ubl and Joe Grogan, a former Trump assistant and director of the White House’s Domestic Policy Council, took aim at the 340B program in a pair of recent op-eds.

The head of an influential drug industry trade group and a former Trump administration official recently called for federal 340B [...]

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Rhode Island Gov. Signs 340B Contract Pharmacy Access, Provider Reporting Bills into Law

June 30, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Rhode Island Gov. Gov. Dan McKee (D) signed a pair of identical contract pharmacy access bills Friday that also established provider reporting requirements and addressed alleged pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) and insurer discriminatory practices.

Rhode Island on Friday became the 21st state to enact 340B contract pharmacy protections as Gov. Dan McKee (D) signed [...]

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Four Drugmakers Announce New State Exemptions from 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

June 26, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Amgen is one of four drugmakers to have recently exempted new states from its 340B contract pharmacy restrictions.

Drugmakers Amgen, GSK, Merck and Sobi recently announced they are exempting more states from their 340B contract pharmacy restrictions amid [...]

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Maine Enacts 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law with Added Hospital Reporting Requirements

June 24, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) on June 20 signed a budget bill with 340B contract pharmacy protections and expanded hospital reporting requirements.

Maine recently became the 20th state to enact a 340B contract pharmacy access law as part of a sweeping budget [...]

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Rhode Island Passes Contract Pharmacy Access, Reporting Legislation, Sends to Governor

June 24, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Rhode Island lawmakers on Friday passed contract pharmacy access legislation that contains provider reporting requirements and protections against alleged pharmacy benefit manager and insurer discriminatory practices.

Rhode Island lawmakers wrapped up their 2025 legislative session by passing contract pharmacy access bills that contain provider reporting requirements [...]

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Rhode Island House Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access, Reporting Bill; Senate to Vote Today

June 20, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Rhode Island House lawmakers approved a contract pharmacy access bill by a 67-2 margin on Wednesday.

Rhode Island could soon become the next state to pass legislation with 340B contract pharmacy protections and reporting requirements, as [...]

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Maine Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill with Added Hospital Reporting Requirements, Sends to Governor

June 17, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

The Maine Legislature passed a 340B contract pharmacy access bill with added hospital reporting requirements on June 16.

Maine lawmakers yesterday passed a 340B contract pharmacy access bill that adds new hospital reporting requirements on top of an [...]

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Why a Health Insurance Crisis Led Vermont Lawmakers to Add Hospital Price Caps to a 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

June 17, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Vermont legislators added hospital price caps to a 340B contract pharmacy access law amid a financial crisis facing the state's largest health insurer.

When Vermont enacted a 340B contract pharmacy access law last week, it also became the first state in the nation [...]

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Oregon Providers Applaud Passage of 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

June 17, 2025 William Newton, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek (D) on June 11 signed into law a 340B contract pharmacy bill that has strong backing from state providers.

Oregon 340B providers are applauding the state’s new law prohibiting drugmakers from placing 340B contract pharmacy restrictions in the state. [...]

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AstraZeneca Sues to Block Nebraska’s Contract Pharmacy Access Law

June 17, 2025 Shannon Young, Associate Editor/Senior Writer Views

AstraZeneca sued Nebraska Attorney General Michael Hilgers in federal court on June 10 in an attempt to block the state’s contract pharmacy access law.

A U.K.-based drugmaker recently asked a federal court to strike down Nebraska’s contract pharmacy access law, making it the latest [...]

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Drug Industry Takes Aim at 340B Program’s Growth in Pair of Op-Eds

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Rhode Island Gov. Signs 340B Contract Pharmacy Access, Provider Reporting Bills into Law

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Four Drugmakers Announce New State Exemptions from 340B Contract Pharmacy Restrictions

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Maine Enacts 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law with Added Hospital Reporting Requirements

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Rhode Island Passes Contract Pharmacy Access, Reporting Legislation, Sends to Governor

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Rhode Island House Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access, Reporting Bill; Senate to Vote Today

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Maine Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill with Added Hospital Reporting Requirements, Sends to Governor

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Why a Health Insurance Crisis Led Vermont Lawmakers to Add Hospital Price Caps to a 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

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Oregon Providers Applaud Passage of 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Law

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