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340B In The News
July 19, 2018
“Save The Safety Net Drug Program For Patients Who Need Help”
A poster on the side of a bus stop in downtown Washington D.C. read: “Let 340B,” clearly a sign of an organized campaign asking Congress not to interfere with the gravy train for some hospital systems that this obscure provision has become.
340B In The News
July 12, 2018
“Our Exclusive Analysis: Nearly One in Three U.S. Pharmacies Is a 340B Contract Pharmacy; Five Chains Dominate”
Pharmacies continue to profit from the 340B Drug Pricing Program’s explosive growth.
340B In The News
June 12, 2018
“Commentary: Drug discount program aiding profits not patients”
Reforms are needed to a 1992 law intended to keep medication costs low for low-income patients.
340B In The News
June 9, 2018
“New study finds some US hospitals mark up medicine prices at least 700”
A new analysis from The Moran Company found nearly one in five hospitals in the USA marks up medicine prices 700% or more.
340B In The News
May 31, 2018
“Drug discount program needs modernization: Letter to the editor”
Despite congressional partisanship and gridlock in Washington, D.C., our elected officials need to focus on solving problems that impact needy patients in America.
340B In The News
May 28, 2018
“Debra Patt and Ray Page: Support bipartisan fixes to the 340B Drug Discount Program”
Roughly 25 years ago, Congress created a program, the 340B Drug Discount Program, to help safety-net clinics and community health centers improve the health of needy communities throughout the country. Unfortunately, some bad actors are taking advantage of the program for their own benefit while communities, including here in Texas, are suffering. Republican Indiana Rep. and Dr. Larry Bucshon and Democratic California Rep. Scott Peters recently introduced legislation, the 340B Protecting Access to Underserved and Safety-Net Entities Act (PAUSE), which is a great first step to provide much-needed fixes to the program.
Press Releases
May 15, 2018
NEW REPORT: Medicare Part B Reimbursements Increase At 340B Hospitals But Decrease At Non-340B Hospitals
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, ahead of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee hearing on 340B, the Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B (AIR340B) released a new report with analytics by the Berkeley Research Group (BRG) on Medicare Part B hospital outpatient reimbursements.