An autoimmune disease diagnosis can mark the start of a difficult medical battle. But for too many patients, it also marks ...

A clear look at the 340B program: how hospitals generate revenue from drug discounts, why it has expanded, and the growing ...

After years of investigation, the outgoing chairman of the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee has ...

Lawmaker proposes sweeping 340B reforms to increase transparency, tighten patient eligibility, and cap out-of-pocket costs for low-income patients.

The draft from Sen. Bill Cassidy on reforms to the 340B program requires hospitals to divulge how many people received drugs ...

When the 340B drug pricing program was established in 1992, Congress intended for the program to help low-income and uninsured patients with their prescription drugs. The pharmaceutical companies ...

Jeff Davis, a partner in the Washington, D.C., law office of Bass, Berry & Sims, advises healthcare organizations on Medicare and Medicaid billing and reimbursement issues, with a special focus on the ...

The number of 340B providers has grown from about 10,000 to 66,000 in the past 15 years, while the number of contract pharmacies increased from 1,300 to 253,000 over the same time. The dramatic growth ...

Congress needs to act to bring needed reforms into the 340B to make revenue from the drug pricing program more transparent and to ensure patients are benefiting from the discounts, according to a ...

It's time for Congress to bring stronger accountability to 340B and ensure that the program actually serves its intended ...

The 340B drug discount program would work better if the money followed the patient rather than going directly to hospitals, Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA, said Monday at an event on 340B sponsored by the ...

Policies written with the best intentions can be misinterpreted or misused. This is especially true if proper oversight is lacking or if new policy creates unforeseen opportunities. I believe this is ...