"Leaders from the American Hospital Association (AHA) and individual 340B hospitals announced new principles for ensuring good stewardship of the 340B program. This new AHA-led initiative will strengthen the 340B program by increasing transparency while helping 340B hospitals better communicate the immense value of the program...
"A proposal to sharply cut a drug discount program that many hospitals rely on drew some 1,400 comments when the Trump administration announced its plan last year. Hundreds appeared to come from patients across the country — pleas from average Americans whose treatments for diseases...
"In 2014, 65.1 million people were insured by Medicaid, and the government program spent approximately $42 billion on prescription drugs. With that much money flying around, it’s not surprising that nearly 550 drug manufacturers are participating in the rebate program, given that it is a...
"Late last year, 340B Health, an organization representing 1,300 hospitals participating in the federal discount 340B Drug Pricing Program, released a survey warning that impending deep cuts in Medicare Part B reimbursements for 340B drugs would greatly harm access to care for low-income and rural...
"The list of government programs that provide free or low-cost care to millions of patients and don’t cost the taxpayers a dime is short. In fact, it may be one line long. Since being signed into law in 1992 by President George H.W. Bush, the 340B drug...
"On the final day for public comment on the Trump administration's blueprint to lower prescription drug prices, rural providers and advocates reiterated their support for the drug pricing program. Rural health providers and advocates for the 340B Drug Pricing Program issued their support for the federal...
"Vidant Health, like hospital systems around the nation, serves a critical role as a health care safety net, providing high-quality care to all patients, including those who are under or uninsured. According to the 2015 Small Area Income and Poverty Estimates, 28 of the 29 counties...
"Lifespan’s hospitals, like many hospitals around the nation, serve a critical role as a health-care safety net, providing high-quality care to all patients, regardless of their ability to pay. We provide vital, one-of-a-kind services for our community, including a trauma center, a burn unit, cancer...
"As a country, we are struggling to address what has become a tragic opioid epidemic gripping the nation. Our community health care providers are on the front lines of this crisis. While hospitals and clinics work tirelessly to both prevent and treat substance use disorder,...
"Like many of my fellow Republicans, I welcome the re-examinations of policy the Trump administration is bringing to Washington. As a physician, I especially appreciate the vocal recognition by the president that for many Americans, the prices of prescription drugs are simply too high. As a...
