13 Mar Analysis of 340B Disproportionate Share Hospital Services to Low-Income Patients
Posted on March 13, 2018
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340B in the News
12 Mar Ryan White Clinics for 340B Access: Senate HELP Hearing “Perspectives on the 340B Drug Discount Program” Scheduled March 15
Posted on March 12, 2018
"The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), which has Senate jurisdiction over the 340B program, will hold a hearing titled “Perspectives on the 340B Drug Discount Program” on Thursday, March 15 at 10 a.m. The hearing will be the first time the...
09 Mar Journal Gazette: PAUSE Act ill-serves patients
Posted on March 09, 2018
"For 25 years, the 340B Drug Pricing Program has made a difference in the lives of millions of Americans. The relatively unknown program, started in 1992, reduces the cost of drugs for many hospitals and providers who serve low-income, underinsured or uninsured patients. It was simple:...
28 Feb AAMC: 340B Helps the Most Vulnerable Patients
Posted on February 28, 2018
"Sam (not his real name) suffers from advanced liver disease, which makes it hard for him to work at times. He can’t afford a plan on the health insurance exchange, but he earns a little too much to qualify for Medicaid. It’s also tough for...
27 Feb Opinion: Rural medicine under threat in Congress
Posted on February 27, 2018
"Americans across the country face health care challenges every day, but those challenges are particularly noticeable in rural areas where access to doctors and medical treatment remains a critical issue. In comparison to urban areas, rural residents have greater distances to travel to see a doctor,...
22 Feb Businesswire: 200+ Demonstrators to Tell U.S. Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) to Drop His Bill Gutting 340B Drug Discount Program
Posted on February 22, 2018
"A group of more than 200 picketers concerned about an ongoing assault by the pharmaceutical industry on a drug price discount program utilized by many non-profit hospitals and community clinics to help them provide medical care and services to low-income individuals and underserved populations, are...
13 Feb Crain’s: Some hospitals feel impact of federal drug-discount cutbacks
Posted on February 13, 2018
"Three dozen hospitals in Michigan are adjusting to a new federal rule that slashed Medicare reimbursement rates on certain drugs from 6 percent above the sales price from pharmaceutical companies to 22.5 percent under the sales price, a move that is estimated to save drug...
12 Feb Washington Examiner: Trump administration drug pricing policy hurts the most vulnerable
Posted on February 12, 2018
"Here in Southern West Virginia, we are on the front lines of taking care of all patients regardless of their ability to pay. While we are fortunate to live in a beautiful state, West Virginia has much higher rates of cancer, opioid addiction and heart...
12 Feb AHA: What the Authors of a Recent Study Would Have Learned about the 340B Program Had They Asked
Posted on February 12, 2018
"A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine asserts that the 340B program drives hospital/physician consolidation while not expanding care to low-income populations or improving their mortality rates. In our first blog post earlier this week, we detailed a number of methodological...
25 Jan AAMC: Preserving Critical Support for Vulnerable Patients: The 340B Drug Pricing Program
Posted on January 25, 2018
"Congress created the 340B program in 1992 under the Public Health Service Act to protect safety net hospitals from escalating drug prices. The program was designed to allow certain safety net hospitals and other covered entities to purchase outpatient drugs at a discount from drug...
