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Unity of Purpose Brings Together Our Nation’s 340B Care Providers

Print Articleby Maureen Testoni July 31, 2019 – As I looked out over the veritable sea of attendees during my opening address at the 23rd Annual 340B Coalition Summer Conference, I was filled with respect and gratitude for the shared mission of all who attended. Each in our own way is focused on helping patients […]

Faces of 340B: Building, Not Just Sustaining

Print ArticleJuly 26, 2019— Because of 340B savings, patients in the metropolitan New Orleans area have access to specialty care that in some cases hasn’t been available for decades. LCMC Health is a five-hospital system based in the region, and Danny Jackson is the system’s director of pharmacy as well as the newest profile in […]

340B May Curb High Drug Prices, New JAMA Study Finds

July 9, 2019– The 340B drug pricing program may discourage drug manufacturers from raising prices and instead may have the effect of reducing list prices for certain drugs. That’s according to a new study published in the Journal of the American … [Read More...]

Focus on Rural Health Puts 340B in Spotlight

June 28, 2019– A pair of new reports demonstrate the precarious position of the nation’s rural health care system and underscore the need for the 340B drug pricing program to continue bolstering struggling safety-net hospitals caring for … [Read More...]

Faces of 340B: Care in the Wake of Destruction

June 25, 2019— For those who survived the devastation of Hurricanes Irma and Maria in the Caribbean in 2017, the next challenge came in finding the health care they needed. Thanks in large part to 340B, one clinic in Puerto Rico was able to step up … [Read More...]

Pillars of Care: Five Important Ways That Medicaid and 340B Are Alike

by Maureen Testoni June 20, 2019– Web headlines such as “10 Things You Missed in the Game of Thrones Finale!’” are the epitome of clickbait, but they are effective in getting people’s attention. So let’s try this: Can you name the five important … [Read More...]

Five Ways 340B Hospitals are Using Savings for Patients

June 12, 2019— As policymakers debate the future of the 340B drug pricing program, a new report by 340B Health finds that hospitals are using the savings from outpatient prescription drug discounts to care for patients with low incomes and … [Read More...]

Faces of 340B: The Sting of High Drug Prices

June 4, 2019— The connection between the 340B drug pricing program and scorpions might not be a natural one for an outsider to make. But the health professionals at Arizona-based Banner Health know how important the former can be for someone who … [Read More...]

Faces of 340B: Hiring Exceptional People