The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is expected to bring significant change to the healthcare industry, including the expansion of the Public Health Service Act Section 340B Program.

What does it mean to be a patient? For some, it means access to the best doctors and hospitals. For others, it means a courageous battle against a chronic, and perhaps incurable disease. And for many, ...

Senator calls on Congress to increase oversight of the 340B Drug Pricing Program by requiring participating providers to complete annual reports on program savings and revenues. If your health system ...

Hospitals that serve a high volume of low-income and uninsured patients rely on Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) funding to maintain financial stability. A hospital’s DSH percentage is critical ...

The 340B Drug Pricing Program was created to help a targeted group of safety net providers care for low-income and uninsured patients. First enacted as part of the Veterans Healthcare Act of 1992, ...

Jeff Davis, a partner in the Washington, D.C., law office of Bass, Berry & Sims, advises healthcare organizations on Medicare and Medicaid billing and reimbursement issues, with a special focus on the ...

The 340B drug discount program would work better if the money followed the patient rather than going directly to hospitals, Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA, said Monday at an event on 340B sponsored by the ...

The Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), the agency charged with administering 340B, sent letters to each company, now over 30, telling them they are violating program guidelines and the ...

There are no requirements that hospitals pass discounts on to any patients, let alone the underserved. | Opinion ...