OPINION—There are many barriers to equitable health care in California, the cost of prescription drugs being central among ...

On July 31, 2025, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced a much-anticipated 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program (Pilot Program) via guidance (Guidance) that will be formally published ...

The 340B program spent $43.9 billion in 2021, supporting nearly 50,000 hospitals with discounted outpatient drugs. Cancer drugs constitute 41% of 340B purchases, with outpatient departments and ...

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 ...

Senator calls on Congress to increase oversight of the 340B Drug Pricing Program by requiring participating providers to complete annual reports on program savings and revenues. If your health system ...

The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program ("340B Program") was created by Congress in 1992 through an amendment to the Public Health Service Act. [i] The program, which is administered by the Health ...

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 ...

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Although 340B does not operate through the tax code, its economic effects mirror those of a tax expenditure. Recognizing it as such would not prejudge the program’s merits but would force a ...