Letter: Drug pricing program needs federal reforms if it is to continue helping patients

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Letter: Drug pricing program needs federal reforms if it is to continue helping patients

To the editor,Recent commentary lauding the supposed benefits of the “low-cost” 340B drug pricing program (“Some states are pushing back on blocking low-cost drug program,” April 9, Grand Forks Herald) omits one thing: actual dollar figures. Figures supporting the author’s claims would be hard to find, given the large body of evidence showing that many hospitals are abusing the program and prioritizing profits over the patients they are supposed…