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Maine health care providers clash with pharmaceutical industry over discount drug program
from the Portland Press Herald – Maine’s hospitals, pharmacists and health care providers are sparring with the pharmaceutical industry over a bill pending in the Maine Legislature that would regulate a federal discount drug program. The bipartisan bill, LD…
Nebraska governor signs 340B drug pricing protection bill into law
from MSN – Governor Jim Pillen signed LB 168, otherwise known as the 340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Act, into law at a signing ceremony on Wednesday. The bill, proposed by Sen. Brian Hardin of Scottsbluff and passed 42-5 on April 3, will prohibit 340B drug…
Maine health groups push for law to protect access to discount drug program
From the Portland Press Herald: Health care advocates are supporting legislation to protect access to a federal discount drug program considered critical to community health centers and programs that serve rural and underserved patients. Groups including the Maine…
The 340B drug pricing program is a lifeline for Maine’s struggling health care providers
From the Piscatquis Observer: Providing health care in Maine has never been more challenging. The strain on our health care systems is visible everywhere, from hospital and clinic closures to workforce shortages. That’s why it’s critical for Maine lawmakers to act now…
Advocates urge Maine lawmakers to protect drug discount program
From the Bangor Daily News: The Maine Hospital Association, federally qualified health centers and pharmacy organizations are urging state lawmakers to support a bipartisan bill that protects a discount drug program from what they say are “attacks” by drug companies….