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November 18, 2021
New Report: 340B DSH Hospitals, Their Child Sites and Contract Pharmacies Failing to Address Health Inequities in Underserved Areas
The Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B (AIR340B) released a new report by Xcenda, titled “340B and Health Equity: A Missed Opportunity in Medically Underserved Areas,” which found a dismal 38% of 340B disproportionate share hospitals (DSH) are located in medically underserved areas (MUAs) as defined by the Health Resources and Services Administration, despite their mission of “serving a significantly disproportionate number of low-income patients.”
340B In The News
October 14, 2021
Washington Needs to Put the Federal 340B Drug Discount Program Under the Microscope
Complex health care regulation is always a work in progress. Consider the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which has helped millions of Americans access health insurance. Since 2010, when the act was signed into law, Washington has constantly worked to improve the ACA, and the law has often come under the microscope of lawmakers and even the Supreme Court.
340B In The News
August 11, 2021
This safety-net program is failing many vulnerable patients
Many poor Americans, as well as those who lack good insurance, often struggle with the high costs of health care services and prescription medications.
340B In The News
July 19, 2021
2021 AIR340B Summit
On Wednesday, May 26, the Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B hosted its annual Stakeholder Summit to discuss the 340B Drug Pricing Program and what must be done to save the program from fraud and misuse. Attendees were unanimous in their proposed solution: focus on the patient.
340B In The News
June 16, 2021
The 340B Program Soared to $38 Billion in 2020—Up 27% vs. 2019
Despite what you may have heard, the 340B Drug Pricing Program continues to thrive.
340B In The News
June 11, 2021
Biden Budget Offers Potential Oversight Tool on 340B Program
Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) has called for reforming the 340B program since 2014. The 340B safety net program was created in 1992 and derives its name from Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act.
340B In The News
May 26, 2021
Summit: 340B an out-of-control train
Originally intended as a way to help provide health care to uninsured and underinsured Americans, the 340B program has mutated into a revenue stream that’s benefiting large U.S. hospital systems, contract pharmacies and even pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) while contributing to higher drug prices for patients, according to stakeholders speaking at a May 26 Air 340B summit on the federal program.
Press Releases
May 26, 2021
New Report Exposes Extreme Profit Retained from 340B Program by Covered Entities, Particularly for Oncology Medicines
Today, the Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B (AIR340B) released a new report by Health Capital Group that uncovered significant growth in sales within the 340B Drug Pricing Program, including a near 200% increase in hospital participation in the program over the last decade. The question that remains is whether this growth has benefited patients.