340B Lobby Group Seeks Bill Changing Hospital Eligibility For Discount Drugs
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
A group supported by drug manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers – the Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B – is pushing Congress to alter how hospitals qualify for discounted drugs under the 340B program.
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