“340B is a valuable program, but it doesn't always work the way Congress intended,” said Stephanie Silverman, an AIR 340B spokesperson. Overly-broad eligibility criteria for hospitals have led to an ...

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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.

On May 28, 2024, Rep. Larry Bucshon (R-IN) introduced the “340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-Net (ACCESS) Act.” This legislation is the latest bill introduced in the ...

Six drugmakers who have violated the 340B statute should immediately begin offering drugs at discounted prices to hospitals participating in the federal drug-pricing program, according to a letter ...

Joe Grogan is a Nonresident Senior Scholar at the USC Schaeffer Institute and served as director of the White House Domestic ...

Hospitals that serve a high volume of low-income and uninsured patients rely on Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding to maintain financial stability. A hospital’s DSH percentage is critical ...

The 340B Program has continued to undergo significant upheaval in 2024 that has the potential to bring about impactful changes to how the 340B Program operates moving forward. These developments have ...

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 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 ...

The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), the agency charged with administering 340B, sent letters to each company, now over 30, telling them they are violating program guidelines and the ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. In Maine, the 340B drug program was meant to be a structure of care — a ...