MedPage Today April 16, 2024
— Rep says it’s a great program that helps rural areas, and needs to continue
WASHINGTON — Congress has no intention of getting rid of the 340B drug discount program for hospitals and other healthcare facilities, Rep. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.) told hospital executives Thursday.
“There is no one I’ve run into that wants to eliminate 340B,” Griffith said Monday at the American Hospital Association’s (AHA) annual membership meeting here. “What we’re trying to do is figure out how we can make sure it’s being used the way [it’s] supposed to be used.”
Griffith added that he had spoken with a friend of his, the late Rep. Don McEachin (D-Va.), who died in 2022, about the issue. “One of the issues...
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