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Senate advances H.266 to expand 340B protections and require hospital reporting to Green Mountain Care Board
Summary
H.266 would bar certain manufacturer restrictions on 340B contract pharmacies, require annual hospital reporting to the Green Mountain Care Board on 340B participation and allow private suits for violations; the Senate concurred with committee amendments and ordered third reading.
The Vermont Senate voted to propose committee amendments and ordered third reading of H.266, a bill that addresses how hospitals and other 340B-covered entities access discounted outpatient drugs and how they must report use of those discounts.
Senator Cummings (Senator from Washington) told colleagues that the 340B program is a federal program that requires manufacturers to offer discounted outpatient pharmaceuticals to certain health care providers, typically hospitals and clinics that serve large numbers of low-income patients. She said manufacturers have sometimes imposed restrictions that make it difficult for covered entities to use contract pharmacies to acquire and dispense 340B drugs.
H.266 would…
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