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Talking Points — Ensuring the Protection of the Vital 340B Program for Patients and Providers
Ensuring the Protection of the Vital 340B Program for Patients and Providers
Advocacy Issue: 340B Drug Pricing Program
The 340B program has worked successfully for over 30 years to allow eligible providers to stretch limited federal resources to provide more comprehensive programs and services to more patients. This is exactly what Congress intended when it created the program in 1992.
AHA, ASHP Letter Opposing Site-neutral Legislation
The American Hospital Association and American Society of Health-System Pharmacists express concerns that proposed site-neutral legislation in the House and Senate could reduce access to patient care and jeopardize patient safety.
Advocacy Issue: Hospital Inpatient (IPPS) Payment
America’s hospitals and health systems continue to face unprecedented financial pressures due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and current inflationary economy. Historic inflation has extended and heightened the already severe economic instability brought on by the pandemic resulting in razor thin operating margins from massive surges in input costs, including a struggling workforce, drug costs, supplies and equipment.
Advocacy Issue: Long-Term Care Hospital Payment
Long-term care hospitals, or LTCHs, and the other three post-acute care settings have been central to our recovery from COVID-19. The pandemic has particularly highlighted the distinct clinical competencies of LTCHs.
340B Hospital Commitment to Good Stewardship Principles
To ensure good stewardship of the 340B program, hospitals participating in the program should structure hospital policies and practices to demonstrate their commitment. That demonstration of commitment includes sharing publicly how 340B savings are used to benefit the community, by, for example reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services for those in the community.
AHA Comments on the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act
AHA comments on the Better Mental Health Care, Lower-Cost Drugs, and Extenders Act.
CMS Issues Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule for CY 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov.
HHS Issues Final Remedy for Its Unlawful 340B Payment Cuts from 2018 to 2022
Following last year’s unanimous Supreme Court decision in favor of the AHA and others, the Department of Health and Human Services Nov. 2 issued a final rule outlining the agency’s remedy for the unlawful payment cuts to certain hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin - October 6, 2023
Digital ad campaign highlights how the 340B program supports patients and communities .