"November is American Diabetes Month, an important time to raise awareness and understanding of diabetes. Approximately 10 percent of the adults in our region have been diagnosed with diabetes, according to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control for our state counties. Clearfield County is a...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT Tom Mirga Mobile (571) 213-9478 tom@340bmatters.org Campaign Launched Against PhRMA’s Proposal to Raise Drug Costs on America’s Seniors Washington, D.C., Nov. 13, 2018—An ad campaign launched today on President Trump’s favorite television morning news program urges the President to reject proposed changes to a vital federal drug discount program...
"Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was at Albany Medical Center Monday, pushing back on cuts to a program he calls essential to maintain high-quality health care for patients in the Capital Region. Back in the 1990s, Congress enacted the 340B Drug Pricing Program, which allows hospitals...
"Since taking office last year, the Trump administration has repeatedly delayed implementation of a rule finalized in the last few weeks of the Obama administration. Amid a legal challenge from several prominent hospital groups, the administration abruptly reversed course this week, assuring the plaintiffs and the court...
"Sen. Charles Schumer made his annual visit to Genesee County (he visits every county in the state at least once a year) to pledge to the local medical community and the citizens who depend on that medical community that he will do everything he can...
"A cancer diagnosis is a life-changing event. It triggers a series of decisions a patient and their family must make, often in rapid succession. A key determination is where to get and how to pay for care. As CEO and Director of the University of New Mexico...
"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...
