By Patrick Demmer As a pastor and community advocate in Colorado, I have spent more than four decades walking alongside ...
(The Center Square) – Michigan hospitals are systematically exploiting a program for low-income patients, according to a new report. Released by Hospital Spending Watch, the report examined how ...
Recent data released by the Health Resources and Services Administration show that drug purchases made under the 340B Drug Pricing Program totaled $81.4 billion in 2024. 1 Of these purchases, 340B ...
An AHA blog examines new data released by the Health Resources and Services Administration on the growth of the 340B Drug Pricing Program. “When appropriately contextualized, this data is evidence ...
Too many hospitals take advantage of 340B, intended to make medications affordable for low-income patients. A New York proposal would make things worse. Credit: Getty Images. Millions of New Yorkers ...
Hercules Pharmaceuticals (Hercules), a national leader in pharmaceutical distribution, today announced that it has been approved as an authorized distributor in the 340B Prime Vendor Program ...
I am a proud health care professional here in Delaware, and I am calling on leaders in Washington, D.C. to support the 340B ACCESS Act. This legislation is urgently needed to restore accountability to ...
Reining in 340B abuse is essential to protect employers and patients. The 340B Drug Discount Program was created to improve access to medications for low-income patients. But, like too many ...
Ed Silverman, a senior writer and Pharmalot columnist at STAT, has been covering the pharmaceutical industry for nearly three decades. He is also the author of the morning Pharmalittle newsletter and ...
For millions of Americans, the cost of healthcare often comes with a painful decision: prioritize their health, or safeguard financial security. Over 30 years ago, Congress established the 340B Drug ...
Since 1992, the 340B drug discount program has entitled certain federal grantee clinics and hospitals (called “covered entities”) to purchase outpatient drugs at substantial discounts. The discounted ...
The 340B Drug Pricing Program was designed to help safety net providers serve low-income patients, but it has since ballooned into a multibillion-dollar system dominated by large health systems — with ...