Scott LaGanga, Executive Vice President of Public Affairs at the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA), said that the 340B program is being misused by influential entities, which negatively impacts access to affordable…
Kasia Mulligan, a spokesperson for the Patients Come First advocacy group, said that the 340B drug discount program lacks transparency and has been exploited by hospitals, preventing savings from reaching low-income patients. She made this statement in the DC Journal.
Sally Greenberg, CEO of the National Consumers League (NCL), said the federal 340B drug discount program, initially intended to assist low-income patients, has become a “financial bonanza for non-profit hospitals.”
John O’Brien, the president and CEO of the National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC), said reforms to the federal 340b drug discount program are needed to rein in the “growth in profiteering” from the program.
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