"People living in Fargo have access to some of the most comprehensive health care this side of the Mayo Clinic. I know because I've received care here and in Rochester, Minn., and it's very good. But for tens of thousands of North Dakotans living in...
The exorbitant cost of many prescription drugs threatens providers’ ability to provide life-saving medications for millions of Americans. That is why the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which provides discounts on drugs to some health care providers who serve large numbers of low-income and uninsured patients, is...
"As the American Hospital Association has said, “For nearly 25 years, the 340B program has provided financial relief from high prescription drug costs to certain health care providers that care for low-income and indigent populations. Hospitals use the 340B savings to provide clinical pharmacy services,...
"In its Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule ("Proposed Rule"), CMS outlined a significant Medicare Part B payment reduction for separately payable, nonpassthrough drugs provided in the hospital outpatient settings. You can find the Proposed Rule here. The proposal comes at a time when 340B...
"The AJC’s story (“Hospitals chase lucrative drug discounts,” News, June 16), says some hospitals in the 340B drug discount program aren’t leaders in caring for the poor. That’s wrong. Hospitals must serve a very high percentage of low-income patients – around 30 percent – just...
"Both from a policy and a politics standpoint, CMS’s directive makes little sense. Firstly, at the policy level, 340B is a win-win for those opposed to welfare programs, corporate or otherwise. Access to Medicare Part B’s massive glut of taxpayer dollars is obviously a great...
Take the little-known but hugely important 340B Drug Discount Program, for example. Since the 1990s, this program has been a pretty good deal for everyone — it has given pharmaceutical companies access to millions of guaranteed patients through the Medicaid program in exchange for providing...
"To protect hospitals and to ensure our neighbors have access to quality healthcare, much of the debate has been on whether or not leaders in Mississippi should have expanded Medicaid. While that has not happened, there are ways to help protect and stabilize hospitals, and...
From the Big Apple to Ohio Coal Country, 340B Helps Low-Income Cancer Patients July 19, 2017 – The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ proposal to slash 340B hospitals’ reimbursement for Medicare Part B drugs would punch a big hole in America’s healthcare safety net. Low-income...
Statement by Erin Bliss, Assistant Inspector General for Evaluation and Inspections Office of Inspector General U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, again cited the HRSA report: “In 1992, Congress established the 340B program to generate savings for certain safety-net health care providers by allowing...
