The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program for health care facilities that serve large numbers of low-income patients is currently a focus of oversight efforts in Congress. A Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions committee hearing was held today, March 15, and the House Energy and Commerce Committee held an oversight hearing last October. It’s critical that Congress ensures this program function as intended — both to help Americans gain access to affordable prescription drug treatment and to extend hospital services to cover unmet community needs.
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