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Capitol Fa - Your Illinois News Radar » Protect Access To 340B: Drug Discount Savings Means More Services For Low-Income CommunitiesCapitolFax.com

[The following is a paid advertisement.] Pharmaceutical manufacturers, many of them based in foreign countries, are making it hard for hospitals like Franciscan Health Olympia Fields to turn savings on drug costs into services for patients. The hospital joined the federal 340B drug discount program “to help serve the uninsured and under-insured community residents in Olympia [...]

Texans deserve a 340B Program that puts patients first - Waxahachie Daily Light

Some hospitals are buying life-saving medications for pennies, then charging low-income patients, including many with disabilities, hundreds of dollars for these drugs. They do it every day under a federal program meant to help uninsured and underserved patients access the care and medications they need.

340B Savings Must Continue to Drive Local Investment in Healthcare – MedLearn Publishing

Late last month, we saw a news report about the 340B drug pricing program. The association I lead represents more than 1,600 hospitals and health systems that participate in 340B. They are among the safety-net providers that receive mandated discounts from drug companies on certain outpatient drugs. They invest these savings into providing more care and treating more patients in need.U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy, a Republican from Louisiana who is als…