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Senate panel advances 340B transparency bill after amendment narrows conflicts with existing law
Summary
The Senate Health & Human Services Committee approved an amendment that strips parts of Senate Bill 124 found to conflict with federal 340B program rules, then sent the bill as amended to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation.
Senate Health and Human Services on an amended vote advanced Senate Bill 124, a measure aimed at increasing transparency around entities’ use of funds generated under the federal 340B drug-pricing program.
The committee adopted a compromise amendment, labeled L‑8, that removes provisions committee members said conflict with prior committee legislation and the structure of federal 340B law. After adopting L‑8, the committee voted to send SB 124, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole with a favorable recommendation.
The bill’s sponsors and amendment authors said the measure’s remaining provisions would retain reporting and enforcement sections while removing the subsections that most directly conflicted with earlier…
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