Senator Seeks Information About Three N.C. Hospitals’ 340B Programs

by Admin | October 2, 2012 9:55 am

October 2, 2012—The Senate Judiciary Committee’s senior Republican has sent letters to three 340B hospitals in North Carolina —Carolinas Medical Center, University of North Carolina Hospital, and Duke University Health System—seeking information about their participation in the 340B program and how they use their drug discount savings.

In an Oct. 1 news release[1], Sen. Charles Grassley of Iowa said he acted after two newspapers in the state jointly published a series of articles about the finances of North Carolina nonprofit hospitals and the prices that some charge for certain medicines[2], including those for cancer[3]. 

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Endnotes:
  1. news release: http://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/Article.cfm?customel_dataPageID_1502=42621
  2. certain medicines: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/09/22/2361662/nc-hospitals-charge-more-for-chemo.html
  3. those for cancer: http://www.newsobserver.com/2012/09/24/2365943/cancer-drug-mark-ups-bring-in.html
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