It’s worth remembering that Congress created the 340B program more than 20 years ago to require highly profitable drug manufacturers to provide safety-net hospitals and clinics with discounted pricing on outpatient medications. In turn, the hospitals and clinics pass on a price break to low-income patients and other vulnerable populations. Congress also intended for these … [Read more...]

It doesn't pass the smell test when your critics demanding integrity have once again coughed up millions to settle a massive Medicaid billing fraud suit. Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B (AIR340B) members Eli Lilly and Baxter Healthcare have together returned $2.9 million to the state of Louisiana for allegedly overcharging the state’s Medicaid program. The final … [Read more...]

The 340B drug discount program becomes more essential by the minute as safety-net hospitals face steep shortfalls in federal assistance under the Affordable Care Act. The Wall Street Journal reports today (subscription required) about how many of New York City's "financially strapped" 340B hospitals "are scrambling to sign up people for health coverage through New York state's … [Read more...]

TogetherRx Access, a drug discount card program sponsored by drug companies, is being discontinued as of Feb. 28, 2014. The reason? Big Pharma says participants will get a better deal on prescriptions by getting insured through the Affordable Care Act or Medicaid. “We have determined that individuals and families who need help obtaining their prescription medicines may be … [Read more...]