340B Drug Allocation Provision In Tax Bill Needs Clarification, Attorney Says
Executive Summary
A provision in a tax bill passed by the House May 28 would require manufacturers facing a shortage of an inpatient drug used by 340B program hospitals to submit a drug allocation plan to HHS for approval
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