10 Oct Letter: Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations

10 Oct The State Journal: Why West Virginia needs 340B Drug Pricing Program

"Like many states, West Virginia faces many challenges in providing necessary health care for its residents. Over a third of state residents live in rural areas, which means hospitals may be far away and doctors few and far between. West Virginia has 371 Health Professional...

06 Oct The Hill: HHS proposal would hurt health-care providers and their most vulnerable patients

"While Congress remains gridlocked on health care reform, a significant change is making its way through the regulatory process that could dramatically reduce affordable access to prescription therapies for some of the nation’s most vulnerable patients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has proposed...

03 Oct Moody’s: Proposed changes to 340B program will hurt the finances of nonprofit hospitals

"Inpatient drug costs will continue to rise for nonprofit and public U.S. hospitals, but the pace of drug price increases will likely slow down amid growing scrutiny of drug manufacturers' pricing practices. But even with the slowing rate of price increases, the rising drug costs and potential...

03 Oct Raw Story: Tom Price delayed rule fining Big Pharma for price gouging before resigning

"Less than a day before Health and Human Services Secretary Tom Price resigned from his cabinet position amid a week of controversy about his expensive travel habits, his department quietly moved to delay an Obamacare rule that would punish drug companies for knowingly price-gouging. According to Mic, the rule was...

02 Oct The Hill: No, health costs aren’t rising because of drug discount programs

"Why would a group that claims to hate government waste want to tear down a small federal health-care program that saves taxpayers money? We should first start by following the money. In The Hill, the group Citizens Against Government Waste tore into the tiny 340B drug discount program,...

29 Sep Letter from Members of Congress to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

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26 Sep Minnesota’s Largest Newspaper Explores How CMS Proposed Rule Would Hurt 340B Hospitals and Patients

"A drug discount program that helps safety net providers save millions could be significantly weakened under new regulations proposed by the Trump administration. Apart from looking at higher drug costs, hospitals and clinics say the biggest hit will come to programs and services for low-income or...

22 Sep The Hill: Rural hospitals are already struggling to keep their doors open

"The area I represented in Congress is the most rural in America. It spans hundreds of square miles in south and west Texas. Some towns were almost four hours from the nearest airport. In others, it might take law enforcement two hours to respond to...