Gaming 340B: Sen. Grassley Wants Answers On How A Hospital Bends Drug Discount Rules
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee sends a letter to the University of Alabama Hospital seeking details on how it has changed the admission status and treatment of patients to get 340B drug discounts for patients who would not have been eligible otherwise.
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