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The 194th General Court of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Bill S.845 194th (Current)

An Act to protect 340B providers in the Medicaid program

By Mr. Crighton, a petition (accompanied by bill, Senate, No. 845) of Brendan P. Crighton for legislation to not restrict or limit an eligible hospital’s access to the discounted purchase of prescription drugs in the Medicaid program. Health Care Financing.

Bill Information

Presenter:
Brendan P. Crighton

This legislation amends the section of MGL governing restriction on the ability of hospitals to purchase discounted drugs under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act. It adds new language specifying that the secretary may not take actions that restrict the coverage of drugs purchased by MassHealth recipients, unless the drug costs more than $100,000 per patient per year, or is one of seven GLP-1 Agonist drugs that is restricted from reimbursement under federal law. Intended to ensure that 340B drugs are not denied to MassHealth members on account of cost.

* The bill summary was created by the Primary Sponsor of the bill; no committee of the General Court certifies the accuracy of its contents.

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