In Washington, D.C., lawmakers are engaged in marathon talks about how to reduce health care costs. There haven’t been any ...

Hospital groups raise issues with 340B rebate pilot program citing cash flow, administrative costs, and unclear rebate denials risks.

Recent data released by the Health Resources and Services Administration show that drug purchases made under the 340B Drug Pricing Program totaled $81.4 billion in 2024.

Healthcare policy changes may increase uncompensated care, stressing hospitals and the 340B program, crucial for subsidizing low-income patient care. The 340B rebate model, starting in 2026, could ...

This contributor column discusses a recent study that shows the 340B Program’s explosive growth is overwhelmingly due to utilization increases, not price. Payers have struggled with the increasing ...

The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program, which requires pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in Medicaid to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to healthcare organizations that care for ...

The 340B Drug Pricing Program allows certain medical facilities to buy drugs at a discount to support care for low-income patients. Rhode Island's new law, Chapter 288, prevents drug makers from ...

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 ...

The 340B Drug Pricing Program was designed to help safety net providers serve low-income patients, but it has since ballooned into a multibillion-dollar system dominated by large health systems — with ...

The 340B drug discount program incentivizes hospitals to purchase outpatient clinics and prescribe more and higher-cost drugs — behaviors that tend to increase costs for the federal government and ...

More than three decades ago, Congress created the 340B program to help safety-net hospitals and clinics expand resources and care for underserved communities. By requiring pharmaceutical companies to ...