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Battlefront Shifts from Contract Pharmacies to Rebates
May 28, 2025
By Ted Slafsky By the first week of June, we should have a better sense of how the Trump administration plans to address the drug industry’s desire to impose
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A Powerful Statement from the Heartland
April 21, 2025
By Ted Slafsky On April 9th, Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen (R) signed a comprehensive 340B contract pharmacy access law that went into effect immediately. The
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Heroes in the 340B Contract Pharmacy War
March 21, 2025
By Ted Slafsky The tactics some opponents of legislation to restore access to 340B prices in the contract pharmacy setting use are getting uglier, but
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Efforts to Derail 340B Contract Pharmacy Protections Hit New Low
February 13, 2025
By Ted Slafsky Last year, I wrote a column about the irresponsible tactics of a Washington D.C.-based dark money group that poured millions of dollars into
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340B and The Likely Path Forward
January 27, 2025
After 340B Hearing and New Bills Emerging; The Likely Path Forward Despite its importance, the 340B drug discount program rarely ever goes under the
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Verity Solutions Recognized #1 in KLAS 2024 Emerging Solutions Top 20 Report
January 27, 2025
Verity Solutions’ VERISAVE® was recognized in the 2024 KLAS Emerging Solutions Top 20 Report. The top 20 emerging solutions were selected by healthcare
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In the Senate, Keep an Eye on Two Powerful Lawmakers with Very Different Views on 340B
January 13, 2025
As I mentioned in my last column, the 119th Congress includes hundreds of members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 100 U.S. Senators, but
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Six U.S. House Members for 340B Stakeholders to Watch in 2025
December 18, 2024
There are 435 members of the U.S. House and 100 U.S. Senators, and each one of them can influence the 340B drug discount program. But it is the lawmakers
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Post Election Analysis: Implications for the 340B Program
November 7, 2024
After a long period in which many 340B providers felt helpless, the last month has brought two major wins. First, in a key decision on Sept. 30, a federal
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CMS Should Heed the Advice of 340B Community on Medicare Negotiations
September 19, 2024
The Biden administration deserves credit for playing a key role in passing the first law in history to allow the government to negotiate lower drug prices for
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Turning 340B Into a Rebate Program a Non-Starter
August 26, 2024
If things were not difficult enough already for 340B providers, hospitals woke up on Friday morning to an announcement that one of the world’s biggest drug
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Momentum Continues in States on Contract Pharmacy Access
May 2, 2024
In last month’s column, I wrote about a reprehensible campaign by 340B opponents to tie this critically important drug discount program to the contentious
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States Progress on Contract Pharmacy Protection Legislation
April 22, 2024
Despite 340B Opponents’ Unprecedented Tactics, Many States Progress on Contract Pharmacy Protection Legislation After over 30 years of working in Washington,
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Key Takeaways from the SUSTAIN 340B Act and Things to Consider When Weighing In (Part 2)
March 12, 2024
(Part Two of a Two-Part Analysis) In February, the U.S. Senate bipartisan “Group of Six” released an eagerly anticipated discussion draft bill and
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Key Takeaways from Senate Group of Six Draft 340B Bill (Part 1)
February 23, 2024
(Part One of a Two-Part Analysis) After reviewing comments from over 250 stakeholders, meeting with various interest groups and holding regular staff meetings,
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Action on 340B Contract Pharmacies Turns to the States
January 29, 2024
As we approach the 16-month mark since we had pivotal arguments over the 340B contract pharmacy program in two federal appellate courts and Congress continues
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Three Key Observations from Efforts to Restore 340B Discounts in the States
January 26, 2023
After six months of heated battles in the states to restore access to 340B drug discounts in the contract pharmacy setting, it’s a good time to reflect on