The Department of Justice filed a brief supporting AbbVie in its appeal challenging Colorado’s 340B Contract Pharmacy Protection Act. In a Feb. 25 filing with the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the department argued the Colorado law is preempted…
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Ascension, based in St. Louis, expanded the Dispensary of Hope program across its Ascension Rx pharmacy network, bringing the total number of participating Ascension Rx pharmacies to 35 across nine states. Over the past six months, 11 Ascension Rx pharmacy…
CVS Caremark is expanding its use of Surescripts’ Touchless Prior Authorization platform to accelerate approvals for select specialty medications. The prior authorization technology connects directly to patients’ EHRs to gather required clinical data and match it with prior authorization criteria,…
The U.S. District Court for the District of Hawaii denied AstraZeneca’s request to block a state law protecting 340B contract pharmacy arrangements. In its ruling, issued Feb. 23, the court found that Hawaii’s Act 29 is not preempted by federal…
The Health Resources and Services Administration has extended the comment period on its 340B rebate model proposal from 30 days to 60 days after the American Hospital Association and other organizations requested more time. The deadline for comments is now…
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The Supreme Court’s Feb. 20 ruling against President Donald Trump’s use of emergency powers to impose tariffs marked a major legal setback, but it is not a full reprieve for hospital leaders and pharmaceutical manufacturers navigating global supply chains. In…
The FDA has placed a partial clinical hold on a cancer drug trial following four safety events, including one death, according to a Feb. 25 announcement from MacroGenics. The partial hold pauses enrollment for MacroGenics’ phase 2 study on lorigerlimab,…
Drug pricing in 2026 is being reshaped at the pharmacy counter, in federal agencies and in courtrooms — all at once. Within a single month, CMS finalized another round of Medicare price cuts affecting $42.5 billion in annual Part D…
St. Louis-based Washington University plans to acquire the University of Health Sciences and Pharmacy and establish its own pharmacy school. Under the agreement, UHSP’s St. Louis College of Pharmacy will become WashU’s 10th academic school, according to a Feb. 24…
Osage Beach, Mo.-based Lake Regional Health System used a $2.3 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant program to complete a remodel of its inpatient pharmacy and purchase clinical equipment. The funds supported…