Friday, August 28, 2020

Hospitals, pharmacists call on HHS to uphold 340B rules


Seven hospital and pharmacist groups want HHS Secretary Alex Azar to order drugmakers to comply with requirements outlined under the 340B drug pricing program, after AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, Merck, Novartis and Sanofi indicated they might withhold 340B discounts. "If left unaddressed, these actions will open the way for other drug manufacturers to deny discounts for other products" and they will hurt millions of people who depend on 340B program participants for care, the groups wrote in a letter to Azar.

Full Story: Becker's Hospital Review (8/27) 

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