Patients Take a Back Seat to Profits

The 340B program gives hospitals incentives intended to aid vulnerable patients, but those profits are rarely reinvested into patients under the current system. States like Tennessee are starting to see the problems 340B exploitation is causing for vulnerable populations. 340B profits have been climbing in recent years, but there has been no corresponding rise in charity care spending. Hospitals often use profits to expand services in wealthy areas or acquire new hospitals with no investment in charity care. 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.