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New study finds some hospitals mark up medicine prices at least 700 percent

By Holly Campbell  |    September 5, 2018
A new analysis from The Moran Company found nearly one in five hospitals marks up medicine prices 700 percent or more. With this 700 percent markup, a $150 medicine purchased by a hospital could cost...   Read More

New analysis finds 340B medicine sales hit record high in 2017 and continue to grow as a share of total drug spending

By Nicole Longo  |    August 20, 2018
How big is the 340B program, and what share of the prescription medicine market does it represent? Those are popular questions of late as stakeholders discuss ways to improve the 340B program. In...   Read More

GAO again recommends improvements to 340B program

By Nicole Longo  |    July 11, 2018
Over the years, the non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) has reviewed various aspects of the 340B program, finding areas for improvement and providing recommendations. The latest...   Read More

ICYMI - Analysis finds higher outpatient drug spending at 340B hospitals

By Nicole Longo  |    June 18, 2018
Did you know 340B hospitals prescribe more medicines or more expensive medicines? A recent analysis by Milliman, commissioned by PhRMA, found hospitals participating in the 340B drug pricing program...   Read More

New 340B analysis: Hospitals raking in billions while uncompensated care drops by billions

By Nicole Longo  |    May 15, 2018
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Patients pay the price when hospitals mark up cancer medicines

By Joe Vandigo  |    April 5, 2018
Two studies released last month reveal how hospitals across the country mark up the price of medicines and deliver a growing share of provider-administered medicines, resulting in higher costs that...   Read More

340B Spotlight: How much money are hospitals pocketing under 340B and what are they doing with those profits?

By Nicole Longo  |    March 28, 2018
The once little-known 340B drug discount program, which was designed to help low-income, uninsured or otherwise vulnerable patients access prescription medicines at safety-net facilities, is now a...   Read More

340B Spotlight: Hospital system adds voice to comments about flawed 340B program

By Nicole Longo  |    February 2, 2018
Each week, more and more groups are calling attention to the 340B program and its myriad problems. Here’s a quick recap of some of the latest voices out there.   Read More

340B Spotlight: New pieces of legislation continue momentum to fix 340B program

By Nicole Longo  |    January 18, 2018
In case you missed it, two new pieces of legislation have been introduced to increase oversight of and fix the 340B program. Before the holidays, Representatives Larry Bucshon and Scott Peters...   Read More

340B Spotlight: ICYMI – 340B hearing, new reports highlight growing need for program reform

By Nicole Longo  |    October 20, 2017
Evidence that the 340B program has strayed from its congressionally stated intent – and is now benefiting wealthy hospitals instead of patients – has been piling up, and members of Congress have...   Read More

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