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Faces of 340B: Making a Dent in Uncompensated Care

Print ArticleAugust 29, 2019— Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health is a small but vital health system serving some very rural areas of northern New Hampshire and Vermont. Despite its relatively remote region, the system is home to a renowned academic medical center, a cancer institute, and the only level 1 trauma center in New Hampshire. Through participation in […]

340B Goes Back to School

Print ArticleAugust 23, 2019— When one considers the types of patients who benefit the most from the 340B drug pricing program, one might think first of adults with chronic illnesses who have low incomes or who live in rural areas. But many individuals who also rely on 340B as part of the health care safety […]

Faces of 340B: Hiring Exceptional People

August 16, 2019— As a critical access hospital, RiverView Health in northwest Minnesota is a vital source of care for the largely rural communities it serves. That necessitates hiring physicians and other health professionals who can provide … [Read More...]

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

by 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. … [Read More...]

Faces of 340B: Building, Not Just Sustaining

July 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 … [Read More...]

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...]

Drug Pricing Looms Large on Capitol Hill This Fall