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Letters to the editor for April 12

Time to wrap up Mueller’s probe

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 some here in Texas, are suffering.

The Senate HELP Committee hearing last week examining the 340B drug discount program, another example of a well-intentioned government scheme gone awry, shows that Washington is finally getting serious about passing much-needed modernization and reform.

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions held a hearing called the “Perspectives on the 340B Drug Pricing Program.” This hearing featured testimony from policy and industry experts who offered perspectives on what modifications are needed to fix the 340B program so that it achieves Congress’ intended goals and benefits the patients who need it most.

WASHINGTON - The AIR340B Coalition released the following statement in response to Senator Chuck Grassley’s (R-IA) 340B legislation, Ensuring the Value of the 340B Program Act.

While some have vehemently opposed any fixes to the 340B drug discount program, some health systems are now calling for changes that would increase accountability within the program and get 340B back to caring for the vulnerable communities it was intended to serve.