The 340B program spent $43.9 billion in 2021, supporting nearly 50,000 hospitals with discounted outpatient drugs. Cancer drugs constitute 41% of 340B purchases, with outpatient departments and ...
A new Ohio bill won't expand the 340B program, but it will protect patients' ability to fill prescriptions at their pharmacy of choice.
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.
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 drug discount program is under scrutiny on a variety of fronts ...
The 340B Drug Pricing Program entitles participating hospitals and clinics (called covered entities) to purchase outpatient drugs at a substantial discount from manufacturers. Covered entities either ...
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 ...
Hospitals and contract pharmacies are not required to pass those savings directly to patients at the pharmacy counter. | ...
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 ...
Mere days before the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program’s (“Pilot”) scheduled January 1, 2026 effective date, a federal district court granted a ...
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, ...