“Hospital Abuse of Drug Discount Program Leaves Seniors in the Lurch”

To say the American healthcare system is complex is certainly an understatement. When even one healthcare program is not working, it affects us all. Seniors and lawmakers understand the importance of Medicare and work tirelessly to defend it, but we must also work to ensure that waste, fraud, and abuse have no place in the broader healthcare market. The 340B program is a prime example of a program that is being abused to the detriment of America’s seniors. And while the intentions of the program are good, the need for substantial reform is clear.