Eugene and Oregon Have A Pharmacy Crisis

Koehler advances legislation protecting local pharmacy access

SPRINGFIELD – State Senator Dave Koehler is championing two significant pharmacy bills aimed at protecting patient access to pharmacies and health care services by hospitals engaged in the federal 340B program. “Our local hospitals and federal qualified health centers need this program to be able to provide healthcare services for the poor and uninsured. The corrections we have made in how this program works will make a difference to struggling …

Eugene and Oregon Have A Pharmacy Crisis

By Anne Harthman and Rep. Nancy Nathanson Across Oregon, community pharmacies are closing at an alarming rate, threatening the health and wellbeing of thousands of residents.  Since 2008, more than 200 pharmacies have shut their doors, leaving patients without timely access to the medications and clinical guidance they rely on. This is not just a rural problem or an urban one. It is a statewide crisis, and without meaningful reform, it will cont…

Oregon Senate Narrowly Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill - 340B Report

Oregon state senators late yesterday narrowly passed legislation to prohibit drugmakers from restricting 340B contract pharmacy access in the state. [...] The post Oregon Senate Narrowly Passes 340B Contract Pharmacy Access Bill appeared first on 340B Report.