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340B Hospitals Continue to Answer the Call to COVID Service

Print ArticleNov. 12, 2021– In January 2021, St. Luke’s Health System Senior Director of Pharmacy Scott Milner was the featured guest on 340B Health’s podcast, 340B Insight, to discuss the initial rollout of COVID-19 vaccines throughout the U.S. “For me, the vaccine’s greatest side effect is hope,” Scott said at the time. Fast forward 10 […]

Recognizing Patients on 340B’s Anniversary

Print ArticleNov. 4, 2021 – Jennifer Gallagher was aware of the 340B drug pricing program as the lead pharmacy technician at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colo. But she says it was not until she had her own medical challenges that she came to understand what the program means to patients. Today she views 340B […]

Eli Lilly Again Reports Big Revenue Gains From 340B Denials

Nov. 1, 2021– The first drug company to deny 340B drug pricing program discounts to safety-net hospitals, health centers, and clinics saw its U.S. revenues jump 26% in the third quarter of 2021, thanks in part to the higher prices it is charging for … [Read More...]

Faces of 340B: Community Pharmacy Partnerships Benefit Patients with Diabetes

Oct. 28, 2021 – Courtney Riddle’s patient was at a family-owned pharmacy in Magnolia, Ark., where she always picked up her medications, including the diabetes drug Jardiance that was helping to control her blood sugar levels. The patient’s … [Read More...]

340B Is a Key Element of the Mission Against Breast Cancer

Oct. 22, 2021– Each October, national organizations aim to make more Americans aware of what they can do to prevent and treat breast cancer as well as support people whose lives have been affected by the disease. Breast Cancer Awareness Month also is … [Read More...]

Federal Report Suggests Another Reason To End 340B Orphan Drug Loophole

Oct. 18, 2021– A new federal government report could add momentum to efforts on Capitol Hill to end limitations on 340B price discounts for orphan drugs purchased by certain safety-net hospitals. The report suggests that drug companies might be … [Read More...]

Seventh Drug Company Told It is Violating 340B Law

Oct. 12, 2021– Eight drug companies have restricted access to discounts to safety-net providers through the 340B drug pricing program on drugs dispensed at community-based pharmacies. Now the government officially has informed all but one of those … [Read More...]

HHS Takes Vital Next Step Toward Ending 340B Pricing Denials

Oct. 1, 2021– The federal government has taken dramatic action to get drug companies to restore 340B pricing for outpatient prescription drugs dispensed by community pharmacies to patients of 340B hospitals. On Sept. 22, the Health Resources & … [Read More...]

We Celebrate Rural Health Day by Protecting 340B