Let’s talk about 340B, the drug pricing problem that you may not have heard of, but the one that seems to have swallowed the federal budget. The program started as an attempt to help hospitals that ...
Too many hospitals take advantage of 340B, intended to make medications affordable for low-income patients. A New York proposal would make things worse. Credit: Getty Images. Millions of New Yorkers ...
I am a proud health care professional here in Delaware, and I am calling on leaders in Washington, D.C. to support the 340B ACCESS Act. This legislation is urgently needed to restore accountability to ...
Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...
Since 1992, the 340B drug discount program has entitled certain federal grantee clinics and hospitals (called “covered entities”) to purchase outpatient drugs at substantial discounts. The discounted ...
What happens when the nearest major city is at least four hours away, but your child or aging parent needs access to immediate care? For tens of thousands of families across Colorado’s Western Slope, ...
The Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee held a hearing last month examining the 340B drug discount program. A recurring line of questioning centered on whether 340B assistance is ...
The 340B Drug Pricing Program was designed to help safety net providers serve low-income patients, but it has since ballooned into a multibillion-dollar system dominated by large health systems — with ...
The Trump administration has approved eight drugmakers' rebate plans for a controversial 340B drug discount pilot program that kicks off Jan. 1. The 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program, unveiled this ...
This story was originally published on Healthcare Dive. To receive daily news and insights, subscribe to our free daily Healthcare Dive newsletter. Federal regulators have greenlit eight drugmaker ...
Every Illinoisan deserves access to affordable quality health care close to home, including medication. That’s why I fully support legislation in Springfield that protects the federal 340B drug ...