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Faces of 340B: Putting Insulin Within Reach

Print Article May 15, 2020 – Patient Debra Abercrumbie remembers that when she first came to MetroHealth in Cleveland, her hemoglobin A1C levels were “out of control,” and she would need to start managing them better if she were going to improve her health while living with her diabetes. Fortunately, MetroHealth had the medication assistance […]

340B Means Better Diabetes Care

Print ArticleMay 8, 2020— The threat of chronic diseases such as diabetes has not taken a break during the nation’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. More than one in 10 Americans are living with diabetes, with typically underserved populations hit hard not only by the disease but also by the life-threatening complications that can come with […]

Faces of 340B: Freedom to Focus on What Matters Most

April 29, 2020 – Sometimes one of the 340B drug pricing program’s greatest impacts can be seen when patients going through difficult health circumstances receive the financial support they need to focus on what matters most in their lives. That is … [Read More...]

Pandemic Highlights Persistent Disparities in Care

April 22, 2020— The COVID-19 pandemic is the latest public health issue to highlight the persistent gaps among different groups of Americans in accessing needed care and attaining their best possible health outcomes. Amid another sobering reminder of … [Read More...]

Faces of 340B: Keeping Specialty Services Afloat

April 3, 2020 – The math is clear to Pete Hamilton on how the 340B drug pricing program benefits underserved patients and the safety-net hospitals who care for them. As the pharmaceutical director for Genesis Healthcare System in southeastern Ohio, … [Read More...]

340B Data Show How Savings Help Patients with Low Incomes and Protect Access in Rural Areas

April 2, 2020— Results from 340B Health’s annual survey of hospitals confirms the 340B drug pricing program is working the way Congress intended. Surveyed 340B hospitals report using their savings from prescription drug discounts to improve access to … [Read More...]

No Fooling: Drug Maker 340B Price Transparency Has Improved

April 1, 2020– The first of April is an opportunity for people to play good-natured pranks on their family and friends. But this year it also gives hospitals participating in the 340B drug pricing program a chance to reflect on something that is … [Read More...]

340B Hospitals are Key to the COVID-19 Response

March 30, 2020 - As the nation battles the COVID-19 pandemic, 340B hospitals are playing a major role in providing care to all patients, especially those living with low incomes and those in rural communities that traditionally have been underserved. … [Read More...]

The 340B Program Has a New Podcast