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A clear look at the 340B program: how hospitals generate revenue from drug discounts, why it has expanded, and the growing policy debate.
The 340B drug pricing program is complicated. A clinic leader and a hospital said that’s making it easy for there to be misunderstandings about if the savings are being passed onto the patient. Several bills this session deal with a federal program known ...
This spring, Minnesota state lawmakers are considering legislation (SF 3769/HF 3609) to further enforce compliance with the 340B program, which allows qualifying medical facilities to buy medications from pharmaceutical companies at a discount.
Established under the Public Health Service Act in 1992, the 340B drug pricing program has a critical goal: improve access to medicines for low-income patients at qualifying hospitals and clinics. Through the program, biopharmaceutical manufacturers ...
As the chairman of Kansas Hospital Association board of directors and CEO of Rice Community Health, a rural Critical Access Hospital, I want to emphasize how vital the 340B Program is for Kansas communities. It’s an important safety net that helps ...
Legislation that could change the 340B program should be done so with caution, as the federal program acts as a boon to care for patients with HIV, experts argue. The 340B Drug Pricing Program was first created in 1992 to protect hospitals in safety-net ...
Most government support programs provide benefits directly to people, whether it is SNAP (Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program), TANF (Temporary Assistance for Needy Families), or housing voucher benefits. But when it comes to healthcare, our ...
The heavily scrutinized 340B Drug Pricing Program is back in the spotlight as the Trump administration targets drug costs in a recent Executive Order. The 340B Drug Pricing Program has received a lot of attention in recent years. In 2018, the Centers for ...
As a rheumatologist practicing in Colorado, my focus is on one thing: delivering the best possible care for my patients. Many who I treat in Colorado Springs are managing complex conditions like gout, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and psoriatic arthritis.
