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Senate passes bill to limit 340B contract pharmacy limits, empowers AG to investigate manufacturers
Summary
The Kansas Senate passed a bill intended to prevent drug manufacturers from limiting safety-net providers to a single contract pharmacy under the federal 340B program and to give the state attorney general enforcement authority over those arrangements.
Senate Bill 284, described on the floor as designed to preserve the intent of the federal 340B drug-pricing program, passed the Kansas Senate after extended committee and floor discussion.
What the bill does: SB 284 seeks to ensure covered entities — especially safety-net hospitals, critical-access hospitals and federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) — can access discounted drugs at the pharmacy of their choice, including independent pharmacies. It would prohibit manufacturers…
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