Post Election Analysis: Implications for the 340B Program By Ted Slafsky With President-elect Donald Trump’s (R) big victory and the GOP takeover of the U.S. Senate in Tuesday’s elections, we are likely to see increased scrutiny over and additional efforts to place restrictions on the 340B program. On the positive side for 340B providers, U.S. […]

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Much-Needed Wins for 340B Providers but Challenges Could Be Lurking By Ted Slafsky 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 judge upheld Louisiana’s 340B contract pharmacy access law against lawsuits from the Pharmaceutical […]

CMS Should Heed the Advice of 340B Community on Medicare Negotiations By Ted Slafsky 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 America’s 61 million Medicare beneficiaries. For several decades, many presidents—and even more presidential candidates—have […]

Unilateral Imposition of Rebate Model for the 340B Program is a Non-Starter By Ted Slafsky 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 manufacturers was moving forward with a plan to convert the 340B program to a […]

Three Key Observations from Efforts to Restore 340B Discounts in the States By Ted Slafsky 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 providers’ progress and setbacks.  Twenty-five states, an unprecedented number, have introduced bills […]

After 340B Hearing and New Bills Emerging; The Likely Path Forward By Ted Slafsky Despite its importance, the 340B drug discount program rarely ever goes under the Congressional spotlight.  In fact, until the June 4th House Energy & Commerce (E&C) Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee hearing, there had not been a hearing specifically devoted to the […]

Momentum Continues in States on Contract Pharmacy Access While Lowball Tactics Persist and Have Some Impact, Many States March Forward By Ted Slafsky 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 issue of immigration. A dark money campaign started […]

The Mississippi Capitol Building in Jackson, MS Despite 340B Opponents’ Unprecedented Tactics, Many States Progress on Contract Pharmacy Protection Legislation By Ted Slafsky After over 30 years of working in Washington, D.C., I have become accustomed to the expression “politics ain’t beanbag.” The phrase, as the Christian Science Monitor explains, means “life is rough; get over […]

Key Takeaways from the SUSTAIN 340B Act and Things to Consider When Weighing In By Ted Slafsky (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 a bill summary/request for more information on the most highly debated issues in the 340B […]