340B In The News

Des Moines Register: 340B is vital for Iowa’s critical access hospitals

“The 340B drug discount program was created in 1992 and requires drug companies to sell medications at a discount to hospitals that serve large numbers of low-income and rural patients. ...

The News Review: Rural Oregon needs lower-cost medications

“Now more than ever, we need to examine all approaches to solving the health care crisis for our vulnerable children, families and seniors in rural Oregon. With more than 600,000 ...

Newswise: AACI Rejects Administration’s Proposal to Cut Reimbursement to Cancer Hospitals

“The Association of American Cancer Institutes (AACI) opposes the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)’ Medicare Programs: Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment Systems (OPPS) rule, released on November 1.  The ...

AHA News: Hospital advocacy groups file lawsuit to stop OPPS payment cut for 340B hospitals

“The AHA joined by the Association of American Medical Colleges and America’s Essential Hospitals today filed a federal lawsuit to prevent the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services from reducing ...

Congress Stands Up for Rural Patients in bipartisan bill

“Today, Reps. David B. McKinley, P.E., (WV-1) and Mike Thompson (CA-5) introduced H.R. 4392 to reverse a Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) rule cutting $1.6B for drugs purchased ...

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