Stitt and other Republican governors argue that drug discounts can be used to support abortion services indirectly.
The state House has an opportunity to demonstrate real leadership by insisting on accountability and shaping thoughtful policy that truly serves Michigan citizens.
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Editorial Roundup: United States

A founding principle of the United States, enshrined in the Constitution’s opening amendment, is that our republic depends on citizens’ freedom to disagree with one another. There are limits to free ...
With Walgreens planning to close 1,200 stores and CVS shuttering 250 more, experts explain the financial pressures pushing pharmacies out of business.
The anticipated burdens on hospitals to comply with the Health Resources and Services Administration’s 340B Rebate Pilot Program far exceed the agency’s estimates, and HRSA should delay the program’s ...
If HHS' 340B rebate model pilot proceeds as planned, more than 2,700 U.S. hospitals will collectively be saddled with approximately $400 million ...
AHA comments on the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) information collection request (ICR) regarding the expected costs of its 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program.
Several recent policy proposals are placing new pressures on the 340B drug pricing program, a decades-old federal initiative many hospitals and health systems depend on to offset the costs of care for ...
The core problem in 340B runs deeper than poor oversight. The law requires steep discounts for purchased drugs but does not specify that the savings should be passed on to patients and insurance ...
The 340B drug discount program incentivizes hospitals to purchase outpatient clinics and prescribe more and higher-cost drugs — behaviors that tend to increase costs for the federal government and ...
Participating hospitals in the Prime Vendor Program and the 340B program spent nearly $37.3 billion more on drugs from 2010 to 2021. Health care facilities participating in the Prime Vendor Program ...