"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...
"President Donald Trump in May said that drugmakers would soon announce “massive” price cuts, and his administration rolled out a plan to bring down the cost of medicines. But the companies don’t appear to have gotten that message. Bayer raised the price of two cancer drugs...
"In his efforts to control the dramatic rise in drug prices, President Donald Trump and his administration have put forward a number of promising proposals that could save patients and providers money. But the issues raised about the 340B drug-pricing program would move us in...
The SERV Communities Act Clarifies Program Intent, Enhances Program Integrity & Expands Program Eligibility Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA) introduced the Stretching Entity Resources for Vulnerable (SERV) Communities Act, legislation that clarifies the intent of the 340B Program, enhances program integrity, and protects and...
"I hardly recognize the 340B drug discount program when I read the pharmaceutical industry’s criticisms about it. They say that 340B has grown too big, is without oversight and transparency, and is in desperate need of reform. Having spent more than a decade working with...
