340B Drug Pricing
The 340B Drug Discount Program applies discounts to outpatient pharmaceuticals. Unfortunately, this means safety net hospitals must keep two separate inventories of drugs — one for covered outpatient drugs and one for inpatients drugs, which are not eligible for discounts. Recently, a bipartisan bill was introduced in the House of Representatives that would extend the 340B drug discount program to inpatients and make other improvements. The 340B Improvement Act of 2011, or H.R. 2674, is sponsored by Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R- Wash.), along with Bobby Rush (D-Ill.) and Jo Ann Emerson (R-Mo.) - and is looking for additional co-sponsors. A similar bill is expected in the Senate soon.
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- Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access
Safety Net Hospitals for Pharmaceutical Access (SNHPA) began as an NAPH initiative to increase the affordability and accessibility of pharmaceutical care for the nation's poor and underserved populations. SNHPA is now an organization of over 500 public and private non-profit hospitals and health systems throughout the U.S. that participate in the Public Health Service 340B drug discount program. SNHPA is dedicated to educating its members and others about the 340B program and creating new opportunities for members to save on pharmaceuticals and improve access to pharmaceutical care for vulnerable populations.