Judge Rejects 340B Provider Challenge to California Medicaid Drug Payment Shift

U.S. District Court Sacramento
A federal district judge in Sacramento, Calif., dismissed a lawsuit on July 17 aimed at reversing the state’s transfer of Medicaid managed care drugs benefits to Medicaid fee for service.
A federal district judge in Sacramento, Calif., recently dismissed a lawsuit aimed at reversing the state’s January 2022 transfer of [...]

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Maine Enacts Nation’s Second 340B Provider Transparency Law

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The Maine legislature has passed and Gov. Janet Mills (D) has signed a bill requiring 340B hospitals to report their 340B savings and how they use them.

Maine Gov. Janet Mills (D) signed bipartisan legislation late last week requiring 340B hospitals to submit annual reports consistent with the American Hospital Association’s voluntary 340B good stewardship principles.

The new law made Maine the second state to impose reporting

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California Senate Passes PBM 340B Nondiscrimination Bill

California state capitol
The California Senate unanimous passed a bill to stop PBMs from discriminating against 340B covered entities and their pharmacies.

The California Senate has unanimously passed a bill to stop pharmacy benefit managers from discriminating against 340B covered entities and their pharmacies.

The Senate voted 35-0 on May 22 to pass SB-786, sponsored by Sen. Anthony Portantino (D). A

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340B Report Publisher and CEO: What Two State Legislative Sessions Tell Us About the State of 340B Policy

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What do the outcomes of 340B policy debates in a red state and a blue state mean for 340B stakeholders? 340B Report Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky provides important analysis in his new column for Verity Solutions.

What do the outcomes of 340B policy debates in two state legislatures on opposite ends of the political spectrum mean for 340B stakeholders? 340B Report Publisher and CEO Ted Slafsky gives the most important takeaways in his latest column for

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Minnesota Imposes Nation’s First 340B Covered Entity Reporting Requirements

Tim Walz
Minnesota became the first state to impose 340B reporting requirements after Gov. Tim Walz (D) signed legislation in late May.

Minnesota health care providers were shocked to learn that a bill signed into law in late May made their state the first to require all 340B covered entities to report their total 340B drug acquisition costs and payments.

The first

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State Roundup: Lots of 340B Action as Many Legislatures Conclude Sessions

John Bel Edwards
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) signed a bill making his state the second to stop drug manufacturer interference with 340B contract pharmacy arrangements.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D) has signed legislation making his state just the second with a law addressing manufacturer conditions on deliveries of 340B-acquired drugs to contract pharmacies.

Arkansas’s Act 1103, passed in August 2021, was the first. A

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Federal Court Hearing Next Week on California’s Medicaid Drug Benefit Transfer; Bill Introduced in N.J. with 340B Implications

U.S. District Court Sacramento
A federal district judge in Sacramento, Calif., is holding arguments next week in a lawsuit to reverse the state’s transfer of Medicaid managed care benefits to Medicaid fee for service.

A federal district judge in Sacramento, Calif., is holding oral arguments next week in a lawsuit aimed at reversing the state’s January 2022 transfer of Medicaid managed care benefits to Medicaid fee for service.

Meanwhile, a bill was introduced

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Nevada Legislature Passes 340B Nondiscrimination Bill

Nevada state capitol
Nevada lawmakers passed and sent to the governor a bill to stop PBM and insurance company discrimination against 340B covered entities.

Nevada lawmakers have unanimously passed and sent to the state’s governor legislation prohibiting pharmacy benefit managers and health insurance carriers from discriminating against 340B covered entities and their contract pharmacies.

The state Assembly voted 42-0 on June 3 and the

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Final Connecticut Bill Excludes Both 340B Transparency and Contract Pharmacy Provisions

Connecticut Senate
The Connecticut Senate gave final passage to legislation that bars PBM discrimination against 340B entities. But it does not bar manufacturers from limiting contract pharmacy use in 340B nor require 340B entities to report on their program savings.

Connecticut will not, after all, be the first state to require 340B covered entities to file reports on their 340B program savings and how they use them, under a bill the state Senate gave final passage to late last night.

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Connecticut Looks Like It Will Be First State to Require 340B Covered Entity Reporting

Connecticut state capitol
Connecticut state senators introduced a bill that would implement annual 340B provider reporting requirements shortly after a health office reporting to the governor proposed similar legislation.

Connecticut lawmakers are expected soon to pass a significantly revised version of Gov. Ned Lamont’s (D) health care cost reduction bill stripped of language that would have barred drug manufacturers from limiting use of contract pharmacies and imposing other conditions

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