It’s time to stop letting special interests feed off of the 340B Drug Pricing Program and instead give patients the drug discounts they deserve. We need Congress to fix the mess and reform 340B.
#Fix340B
Taxpayers, beware! Special interest sharks are feeding off of the 340B Drug Pricing Program. They’re profiting off discounts meant for vulnerable patients, and it’s costing taxpayers millions. Let’s get back to what Congress intended. We can fix the mess if we
#Fix340B
.
In 1919, it took a blue-collar worker over 27 hours of work to purchase our basket of 42 common food items.
By 2019, that fell to just 3.85 hours.
Sadly, thanks to irresponsible and draconian polices, some of that progress has since been reversed.
Commonsense measures to keep 340B discounts in the communities they're meant to serve:
➡️Hospitals check patient eligibility before filling prescriptions
➡️Patients cared for by physicians working at the eligible hospital
➡️Patients receive a prescription related to the hospital
Rampant expansion and exploitation of the 340B Drug Pricing Program is out of control. We need Congress to fix the mess and
#Fix340B
. Greater accountability and transparency will save taxpayers millions of dollars.
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#340B
hospitals are using program discounts to pad their own pockets instead of lowering costs for vulnerable patients. We need more transparency & accountability in 340B. Read more today:
What the 340B Drug Pricing Program needs most right now is enhanced accountability and transparency to ensure the program’s discounts directly benefit patients, instead of enriching special interest sharks. We need Congress to fix the mess and
#Fix340B
.