340B In the News
Posted on January 12, 2018
"Drive any stretch of highway in North Dakota, and one is struck by the beauty of this state. Still, the freedom we feel when we travel our endless prairies reveals a stark truth: North Dakota has a health care access problem.
It's certainly no secret that...
Posted on January 08, 2018
"Now that a U.S. District Court has postponed the hospital industry's legal challenge to cutbacks in the 340B drug discount program, it falls to Congress to reverse the Trump administration's egregious new rules.
Believe it or not, there's hope, since the new rules benefit no one—quite...
Posted on January 03, 2018
"It’s not easy to get Americans mad at a behind-the-scenes industry they’ve barely even heard of, but pharmaceutical companies have spent most of this year trying.
“Who decides what you pay for your medicines? Not who you might think,” a concerned woman’s voice says in a radio spot airing in the...
Posted on January 03, 2018
"As you and your readers may now be aware, the 340B Drug Pricing Program has been under siege for the past couple months. The program requires drug manufacturers to provide outpatient drugs to eligible health care organizations at significantly reduced prices, so that those savings...
Posted on January 02, 2018
"A group of 25 to 35 HIV/AIDS and drug pricing advocates, including many from AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), will stage a protest and picket line in front of the district office of San Diego Congressman Scott Peters (D-CA, 52nd District) on THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28th at 1:45 PM to denounce...
Posted on December 29, 2017
"In an era of rapidly escalating prices, the 340B drug discount program remains one of the few checks to keep medicine and medical care accessible to the underserved. Contrary to the recent column, "Payers Must Develop Strategies To Overcome 340B Hurdles," it is not being exploited by...
Posted on December 29, 2017
"In a blow to hospitals that care for the poor, Congress left Washington Friday without blocking looming federal cuts that could cost Georgia hospitals potentially hundreds of millions of dollars.
For several years, hospitals in Georgia and other states that provide medical care to broke patients have gotten federal...
Posted on December 21, 2017
"One of the most notable political eyesores of recent years has been the issue of high drug prices. Since 2015, the public has been hungry for a solution to this problem. Indeed, even in 2015, there was a level of bipartisan agreement that drug prices were...
Posted on December 20, 2017
"For most of his first year in office, President Trump has been ahead of the curve with respect to the issues facing America, while Congressional Republicans have remained mired in the dead letter Romneyite past.
However, it’s Christmas, and miracles happen at this time of year....
Posted on December 15, 2017
"I have long been an admirer of Steve Forbes and the vaunted publication founded by his father. No family or periodical has more consistently fought for free market principles. So, I am perplexed by a recent contribution to Fox News in which he commingled the need...