Recent data released by the Health Resources and Services Administration show that drug purchases made under the 340B Drug Pricing Program totaled $81.4 billion in 2024.
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.
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.
Healthcare policy changes may increase uncompensated care, stressing hospitals and the 340B program, crucial for subsidizing low-income patient care. The 340B rebate model, starting in 2026, could ...
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 ...
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 ...
HRSA is piloting a 340B rebate model similar to one that it just fought against. As the agency dips its toes into the 340B debate, hospital groups express concerns about the potential for cash flow ...
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 ...
Congress needs to act to bring needed reforms into the 340B to make revenue from the drug pricing program more transparent and to ensure patients are benefiting from the discounts, according to a ...
An AHA blog examines new data released by the Health Resources and Services Administration on the growth of the 340B Drug ...