States push limits on 340B discounts amid access concerns
The 340B program expands access with contract pharmacies, drawing support and pushback from states and health centers. Lawmakers in Kansas Maryland Minnesota Mississippi Missouri and West Virginia enacted or pursued requirements that manufacturers sell discounted drugs to contract pharmacies while critics warn benefits may bypass needy patients amid lax reporting and hospital savings debates.
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Nicole Longo
Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
Kansas
Maryland
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
West Virginia
Arkansas
Louisiana
New York
Tom Takubo
Stateline
Takubo
Jama Health Forum
Congressional Budget Office
Karen Mulligan
Sol Price School of Public Policy
University of Southern California
Mulligan
Joey Mattingly
University of Utah
Mattingly
Aimee Kuhlman
American Hospital Association
Big Pharma
Kuhlman
Greg Hovard
George Regional
Lucedale
Vacheria Keys
National Association of Community Health Centers
Keys
Novartis
Robert Dozier
Mississippi Independent Pharmacies Association
Dozier
States Newsroom
Kansas Sees TB Case Rise Across State in 2026
The Kansas health update shows 82 active tuberculosis cases this year, nearly double 46 last year, with 57 in Wyandotte County and six in Johnson County. Two deaths occurred. officials cite airborne transmission and ongoing CDC collaboration to curb spread.
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Kansas
Jill Bronaugh
Kansas Department of Health and Environment
Wyandotte County
Johnson County
Bronaugh
CDC
Cellist Roman Promotes Immunity Tour Highlighting Long COVID
Roman sketches a broader public health role as he tours the Immunity program, urging society to embrace vulnerability and support those affected by disability and illness. He reflects on his career from youth cello prodigy to principal in Seattle, with a debut album releasing October 4 featuring Bach, Cohen, and his own works. The Fall 2024 tour begins September 10 in Fruita, Colorado, visiting Long COVID clinics nationwide.
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J.S. Bach
Allison Loggins-Hall
George Crumb
Caroline Shaw
Leonard Cohen
Roman
United States
Fruita
Colorado
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