The coronavirus pandemic has made clear the troubling racial disparities in American healthcare. People of color who are poor are dying more often from the disease. One recent study finds that African American mortality rates are 10-times higher than whites in the 35 to 40 age...
By 340B Matters The coronavirus pandemic continues to raise the issue of affordable medications for Americans. Several bills to control drug prices are still in the works in Congress but would have negative consequences for safety-net healthcare providers. Everyone agrees on the problem. The cost of drugs...
By 340B Matters The pandemic has not only disrupted American life and caused more than 100,000 deaths, it is also wreaking havoc on the financial health of thousands of safety-net hospitals across the country. That includes hundreds of rural hospitals that were already in dire budget straits...
By 340B Matters Even as health care providers risk their lives in the fight against COVID-19, the Trump administration is pressing ahead with a plan to slash funding to safety-net hospitals on the front lines. From Kings County Hospital Center in New York to Mercy Hospital &...
By 340B Matters The COVID-19 pandemic is straining the resources of all front line health providers. That includes Ryan White HIV/AIDs centers that cater to primarily low-income populations. So why is Big Pharma still trying to sabotage their budgets? The 581 Ryan White centers across America provide primary...
By 340B Matters While safety-net hospitals have been bearing the brunt of the COVID-19 pandemic, another cadre of invaluable providers is also on the front line -- community health centers. These Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) receive government funding to provide primary care services in underserved areas....
By 340B Matters The high-water mark of COVID-19 is now washing across America as safety-net health facilities and their dedicated doctors and nurses heroically battle the pandemic. Winona Health in Winona, Minn., is a rural hospital on life support as it treats COVID-19 patients with a budget...
By 340B Matters New Orleans is the newest epicenter in the fight against COVID-19. The disease is hitting especially hard due to poverty and the poor health of many of the region’s residents. The historic city currently has the highest per-capita death rate from the coronavirus...
By 340B Matters Please take a moment to remember two valiant nurses who died last week from COVID-19: Kious Kelly at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York and Araeli Buendia Ilagen at Jackson Health System in Miami. We extend our deepest condolences to their families for...
By 340B Matters Currently there are two bills under consideration in Congress that attempt to address the problem of sky-high pharmaceutical prices. These bills would squeeze savings out of the drug supply chain, but they also threaten to have a devastating financial impact on safety-net health...
