340B Reform Across the Aisle
Lawmakers in both parties showed support for more transparency concerning 340B revenue at a recent hearing of the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pension Committee. The hearing focused on concerns that the program has become too big and fails to benefit patients. Republican and Democrat senators are calling for reforms to the 340B program that would prioritize patients and increase federal oversight. Our Health Equity advocates for large scale reforms to the 340B program, like the ones suggested at this hearing, that ensure patients have access to the medicine they need at a reasonable price. Read more here.