February 24, 2012—Hospitals enrolled in the 340B drug discount program asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) yesterday to challenge the merger of pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) Express Scripts Inc. (ESI) and Medco Health Solutions, saying the union of the two health care giants would undermine their safety-net mission and further reduce their access to specialty medications at 340B prices.
In a Feb. 23 letter to FTC Chairman Jon Leibowitz, Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access (SNPHA) said stopping the merger “would help protect the 340B program and support the ability of 340B covered entities to continue treating their disadvantaged patient populations.”
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