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Senate passes medication amendments aimed at preserving 340B patient access
Summary
The Utah Senate on Tuesday approved a substitute version of Senate Bill 69 designed to protect state patients’ access to federally discounted 340B drugs by preventing manufacturers from enforcing one-contract-pharmacy restrictions.
The Utah Senate on Tuesday approved a substitute version of Senate Bill 69, medication amendments, aimed at preserving patient access to drugs purchased at discounted 340B prices by hospitals, clinics and tribal health providers.
Sponsor Senator Evan J. Vickers, presenting the substitute, said the 340B program "was created in 1992" and allows certain health care facilities, known in federal law as covered entities, to purchase outpatient drugs at a discounted price and use the savings to stretch limited federal resources. He told colleagues the dispute centers on some drug manufacturers that limit the program’s contract pharmacies for specific products — effectively restricting where patients can get discounted medications…
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