340B Failures in Los Angeles

The 340B program is failing to help vulnerable patients receive the care they need in Los Angeles. The program is designed to lower the cost of prescription drugs for patients, but many Americans are stuck deciding between paying rent or filling their vital prescriptions. 340B hospitals profit big off the program while raising costs for patients. Los Angeles is hit particularly hard by this, with several neighborhoods classified as pharmacy deserts as big hospital systems leave them behind for more profitable communities. Our Health Equity advocates for large scale reforms to the 340B program that ensure patients have access to the medicine they need at a reasonable price. Read more here.