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 American Hospital Association's initial comment on the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) request for information regarding a 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program.

Hospitals and clinics in Michigan participating in a federal drug discount program are marking up medications and shifting costs onto public employee health plans, according to ...

Good intentions alone are not enough in 340B. Let’s get informed. The good news is that the growing national scrutiny of how the 340B program operates should be seen not as a threat, but as an ...

Hospitals Turn a Safety-Net Program Into an ATM ...

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 was created in 1992 and allows hospitals and clinics that treat a large population of low-income and uninsured patients to buy outpatient prescription drugs at a discount ...

Contract pharmacies began as a pragmatic response to assist low-resourced clinics and hospitals that did not have an in-house pharmacy. Many of the program’s earliest participants—Federally Qualified ...

More than three decades ago, Congress created the 340B program to help safety-net hospitals and clinics expand resources and care for underserved communities. By requiring pharmaceutical companies to ...

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