"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...
Statement of Debra A. Draper, Director, Health Care, of the Government Accounting Office (GAO), citing the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) that administers the 340B program, stated, in part, “the purpose of the program is to enable covered entities to stretch scarce federal resources...
340B Matters, a coalition of stakeholders interested in preserving the intent and the integrity of the 340B program, released the following statement in the wake of the today’s House congressional oversight hearing on the 340B program: 340B Matters strongly supports responsible oversight and full transparency of...
When Debbie Scott from Alabama was diagnosed with colon cancer, she had no insurance and wasn’t sure how she would pay for treatment. Fortunately, she turned to Monroe County Hospital, which participates in the 340B drug discount program. For 25 years, 340B has been helping...
The contract pharmacy program is critical for 340B hospitals to maintain and expand access to care for low-income and rural patients. Without their contract pharmacy benefit, hospitals would face difficulties maintaining the same level of care for patients in need, particularly Medicaid patients, rural populations,...
