On May 28, representatives from three states introduced a federal bill to amend the 340B program by recognizing contract pharmacies, restricting pharmacy benefit managers and tightening eligibility ...

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.

When the 340B drug pricing program was established in 1992, Congress intended for the program to help low-income and uninsured patients with their prescription drugs. The pharmaceutical companies ...

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 ...

What does it mean to be a patient? For some, it means access to the best doctors and hospitals. For others, it means a courageous battle against a chronic, and perhaps incurable disease. And for many, ...

The drug discount program is under scrutiny on a variety of fronts ...

The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program, which requires pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in Medicaid to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to healthcare organizations that care for ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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, ...