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District court rules in favor of Tennessee’s 340B contract pharmacy law

The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee June 30 denied a motion for a preliminary injunction by AbbVie in its lawsuit against the state’s law on 340B pricing for contract pharmacy arrangements.

AHA files amicus brief in second lawsuit challenging Tennessee’s 340B contract pharmacy law 

The AHA June 27 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee that defends the state’s 340B contract pharmacy law prohibiting drug companies from denying hospitals the same 340B discounts for drugs dispensed at community pharmacies that would be provided via in-house pharmacies.
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Chair File: Leadership Dialogue — Legal Advocacy to Protect Hospitals With AHA General Counsel Chad Golder

Chad Golder, general counsel at the AHA, recently joined me on the Leadership Dialogue for a conversation on our current legal environment, what the AHA is doing on behalf of members, and what hospital and health system leaders can do to help.

Judge rules against J&J, for HHS and 340B hospitals in rebate model case

A U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia judge June 27 ruled against Johnson & Johnson and sided with the Department of Health and Human Services and hospitals in a lawsuit brought by J&J challenging the government’s authority to reject J&J’s proposed 340B rebate model. 
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Chair File: The Importance of Legal Advocacy

Advocacy is such an important part of what we do as hospitals and health systems — and what the AHA does on behalf of our field — to help ensure that we get the resources we need to care for our communities.

AHA report: Hospitals are complying with 340B rules, but drug companies are not 

The AHA June 16 released a report showing hospitals that participated in the 340B Drug Pricing Program are not only subject to disproportionately greater oversight by the federal government, but they also significantly outperform drug companies in terms of program compliance.

AHA files brief defending Tennessee’s 340B contract pharmacy law

The AHA June 4 filed an amicus brief (https://www.aha.org/amicus-brief/2025-06-04-aha-files-brief-defending-tennessees-340b-contract-pharmacy-law) in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee in defense of the state’s 340B contract pharmacy law prohibiting drug companies from denying hospitals the same 340B discounts for drugs dispensed at community pharmacies that would be provided via in-house pharmacies.

Judge: HHS has authority to preapprove implementation of 340B ‘rebate models’

A U.S. district court judge for the District of Columbia May 15 ruled the Department of Health and Human Services must preapprove the use of 340B “rebate models” before they can be implemented, which the department has not yet done for any of the models pursued by the plaintiff drug companies. 

AHA files brief defending South Dakota’s 340B contract pharmacy law

The AHA May 14 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Dakota in defense of the state’s 340B contract pharmacy law prohibiting drug companies from denying hospitals the same 340B discounts for drugs dispensed at community pharmacies that would be provided via in-house pharmacies.

AHA comments to HHS on 340B drug rebate models

The AHA May 9 urged the Department of Health and Human Services to deny drug companies’ requests to approve their unlawful 340B rebate models.