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...
By 340B Matters As America battles an unprecedented coronavirus pandemic, the safety-net hospitals and clinics participating in the 340B drug discount program are on the front lines of testing and treating those who have fallen ill. COVID-19 is a virus that may also cause pneumonia that can...
By 340B Matters The Centers for Disease Control is now warning of the likely spread of the COVID-19 virus in the US. America’s safety-net hospitals will be on the front lines of this emergency and the 340B program stands as a vital tool to help these providers treat...
