5th Circuit Upholds Louisiana Law Expanding Section 340B Drug-Pricing Program

( February 10, 2026, 4:23 PM EST) -- NEW ORLEANS — The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 9 affirmed a lower court’s decision that found that a Louisiana law governing the distribution to contract pharmacies of medication covered under the Section 340B drug price program of the Public Health Service Act is not preempted by federal law and is not unconstitutional....