The 340B drug discount program would work better if the money followed the patient rather than going directly to hospitals, Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA, said Monday at an event on 340B sponsored by the ...
Over the last two decades, Republicans and Democrats jointly supported legislation to expand 340B, the federal program that provides significant discounts on high cost, life-sustaining outpatient ...
The 340B drug pricing program is complicated. A clinic leader and a hospital said that’s making it easy for there to be misunderstandings about if the savings are being passed onto the patient.
INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana Capital Chronicle) — A somewhat obscure federal program designed to reduce drug prices for health providers is getting scrutiny from lawmakers this year, with many questioning ...
The 340B Drug Pricing Program (340B Program) is no stranger to controversy. We have previously covered the ongoing contract pharmacy legal battles and the new alternative dispute resolution process.
For three decades, hospitals and healthcare systems in the 340B Drug Pricing Program have operated with a common purpose: serve vulnerable communities and stretch scarce federal resources while ...
The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created to help a targeted group of safety net providers care for low-income and uninsured patients. First enacted as part of the Veterans Healthcare Act of 1992, ...
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is expected to bring significant change to the healthcare industry, including the expansion of the Public Health Service Act Section 340B Program.
Although 340B does not operate through the tax code, its economic effects mirror those of a tax expenditure. Recognizing it as such would not prejudge the program’s merits but would force a ...
HRSA published an announcement outlining a rebate pilot program (the rebate program) that would change how the 340B program has been operating since its inception. The rebate program would require ...
INDIANAPOLIS (Indiana Capital Chronicle) — A somewhat obscure federal program designed to reduce drug prices for health providers is getting scrutiny from lawmakers this year, with many questioning ...