September 19, 2016—In our last post, we covered new research about the growing epidemic of underinsurance in America. Today, we’re covering a new video that puts a human face on those cold facts.
The 340B drug discount program “allows us to provide for patients who are underinsured,” explains Sherrie Dixon Williams, M.D., Medical Staff President of The MetroHealth System in Cleveland, Ohio. “For the patients who are uninsured, it has allowed them not to have to make those difficult choices between food and my medication or between taking care of my children and my medication.”
Here’s the full video: