The Obama administration and HHS Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell have admirable goals for our nation's healthcare system: greater provider collaboration; prevention and keeping people well after a hospital visit; payments that reward quality and care coordination; broad access to equitable care for the vulnerable.
But in...
The chief clinical officer of one of Indiana’s largest safety-net hospitals implored Congress to protect the 340B drug discount program in light of “hyperinflation in pharmaceutical pricing.”
“I understand that some are calling for significant restructuring of the 340B program,” said cardiologist Dr. Richard Fogel of...
While drug company executives are enjoying rapidly escalating medicine prices, hardworking Americans are watching more and more of their paychecks disappear every month at the pharmacy. There’s a largely unknown program that helps people who fall through the health-insurance and Medicaid cracks to be able...
Posted on February 15, 2016
A new study by an advocacy group for safety-net hospitals say that participants in the 340B drug discount program spend less per patient under Medicare Part B for drugs than hospitals outside of 340B, while still caring for a population of sicker patients.
That was the...
Posted on October 28, 2015
Up to a third of hospitals currently participating in the 340B drug-pricing program say they would consider opting out if proposed regulatory changes are finalized, a leading advocacy group said on Wednesday.
More than a quarter of the 2,100 hospitals that participate in the drug-discount program...
