340B Health is the leading advocate & resource for hospitals that serve their communities by participating in the 340B drug pricing program.
#Protect340B
#Becauseof340B
, thousands of safety-net hospitals can provide 77% of all hospital care to Medicaid patients and 67% of all unpaid hospital care in the nation.
#340B
savings enable eligible hospitals to provide more services, remain financially viable, and improve patient health
“
#340B
hospitals have proven themselves to be efficient, effective, and an essential part of accessing care in rural and under-served communities,”
@RepJoeKennedy
writes in a letter to HHS
@SecAzar
#Protect340B
What is
#340B
? The program stands as a model for helping safety-net hospitals serve low-income and rural patients at no cost to taxpayers. Watch our new video to learn more.
#Protect340B
Thank you
@RepSpanberger
for leading a bipartisan group of your U.S. House colleagues to speak on the House floor about the need to
#Protect340B
from drug company restrictions on
#340B
discounts. We appreciate your powerful words about why it is vital to
#Defend340B
.
We urge Congress to pass the
#Protect340B
Act (H.R. 4390) to stop
#PBMs
and payers from siphoning off
#340B
savings from safety-net hospitals, health centers, and clinics.
#HealthPolicy
.
@RepDannyDavis
spoke on the U.S. House floor tonight about how
#340B
helps safety-net hospitals and community health centers care for patients in need. Thank you Congressman for taking the time to
#Protect340B
.
#Defend340B
We thank the nearly 250 members of the U.S. House who sent
@SecAzar
a bipartisan letter yesterday asking him to use his authority to stop drug manufacturers from refusing to provide
#340B
discounts to safety-net providers. Read the letter:
#Protect340B
Safety-net hospitals and patients have won a major victory with the federal court ruling that 30% Medicare cuts to
#340B
hospitals exceed
@HHSGov
authority and must cease immediately. We eagerly await remedies for the harmful 2018 cuts.
#Protect340B
NEW research finds safety-net hospitals participating in
#340B
care for much higher percentages of typically underserved patients, such as African Americans and people living with disabilities. Read our report to learn more:
#NMHM19
#Protect340B
#340B
is a true success story! On today’s 30th anniversary, meet some of the many patients who have seen 340B work for them and learn about the research that confirms 340B is meeting its mission.
#Protect340B
#HealthPolicy
Let's celebrate! Today marks the 30th anniversary of the
#340B
drug pricing program. Cheers to many more years of safety-net hospitals using 340B savings to help tens of millions of low-income & rural patients access high quality
#healthcare
.
#Protect340B
Thank you
@RepJohnRose
for helping to lead tonight's special hour of bipartisan speeches on the U.S. House floor to celebrate the upcoming 30th anniversary of the
#340B
program and to highlight the need to
#Protect340B
from drug company restrictions.
#Defend340B
Thank you to the 28 senators who sent a bipartisan letter to
@SecAzar
today asking him to
#Protect340B
and stop drug manufacturers from refusing
#340B
discounts. These unlawful actions limit safety-net providers’ ability to support their communities.
#340B
is a success story for patients across the nation.
Thank you
@RepSpanberger
and your U.S. House colleagues for working across the aisle to speak in support of the program last week on the floor of the U.S. House and for your commitment to
#Defend340B
and
#Protect340B
#340B
doesn’t cost taxpayers a single penny, but it does benefit millions of patients through the many vital health services it funds.
#Factsof340B
#Protect340B
Happy Anniversary,
#340B
! 340B savings allow safety-net hospitals to provide more care to more patients at ZERO cost to taxpayers. Here’s to another year of 340B helping patients and the safety-net hospitals who care for them. Watch this video!
#Protect340B
.
@HRSAGov
has announced that drug companies refusing
#340B
discounts to safety-net hospitals and providers on drugs dispensed at community pharmacies are in violation of the law. They must offer 340B pricing and pay refunds. Statement:
#Protect340B
More than 1,100 hospitals participating in
#340B
sent
@SecAzar
a letter today asking him to stop
#pharma
manufacturers from undermining 340B by refusing discounts on drugs dispensed at community-based pharmacies. Share the letter:
#Protect340B
✉️
Did you know
#340B
hospitals are much more likely to provide services that are vital to woman but often underpaid, including breast cancer screening and mammography, labor/delivery, and obstetrics? Support National Women’s Health Week.
#NWHW
#Protect340B
In a unanimous decision, the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that
@CMSGov
’s nearly 30% Medicare Part B cuts for
#340B
drugs are unlawful. This is an important victory for the 340B program. Read our statement:
#Protect340B
#340B
is meeting the mission Congress intended. 340B discounts are funding access to
#healthcare
services and medications for patients with low incomes and those living in rural communities.
#Protect340B
NEW: We have released a survey report on how
#340B
hospitals are using program savings. The results demonstrate that 340B hospitals continue to use the program to provide uncompensated care & more to low-income and rural patients. Details:
#Protect340B
We appreciate
@SenBlumenthal
and 21 other senators working to
#Protect340B
and ensure that drug manufacturers provide
#340B
discounts to safety-net providers.
In a few minutes, members of Congress will speak on the U.S. House floor about the need to
#Protect340B
from the 17 drug companies restricting discounts to safety-net hospitals, health centers, and clinics. Watch the speeches on
@CSPAN
.
#340B
At East Alabama Medical Center
@EastAlabamaMed
,
#340B
enables clinical pharmacists to work at the bedside to make sure patients get the prescription drug information they need to stay out of the hospital. 340B is a
#ruralhealth
lifeline.
#Protect340B
#340B
hospitals are more likely to offer services that are critical to low-income patients but often underpaid. Cuts to the program would threaten access to care for
#opioid
addiction,
#HIV
#AIDS
,
#trauma
and more.
#Protect340B
#340B
is a health care lifeline for low-income and rural Americans. The share of 340B hospital patients that have low incomes is 15 percentage points higher than for non-340B hospitals. 340B is working as Congress intended.
#Protect340B
A
#pharma
-led proposal to remove many hospitals from
#340B
would only save pharma profits. Hospital and pharmacist advocates for the health care safety net are jointly opposing the plan and will
#Protect340B
. Details:
Thank you
@RepHarshbarger
for cosponsoring the
#Protect340B
Act (H.R. 4390)!
#340B
has bipartisan support because it provides hospitals with resources to care for patients in need without using taxpayer dollars. Now Congress must ban
#PBM
discrimination against
#340B
providers.
New research released today finds
#340B
hospitals provide significantly more care to
#Medicaid
and Medicare patients with low incomes than do non-340B hospitals. This adds to the evidence that 340B is meeting Congress’ intent.
#Protect340B
#HealthPolicy
NEW REPORT:
#340B
hospitals treat significantly more low-income patients, provide more uncompensated/unreimbursed care, and are more likely to offer critical services that often are not fully reimbursed. 340B is working as Congress intended.
#Protect340B
.
@RepSpanberger
and many other members of Congress are hearing from hospitals in their districts about how
#340B
is vital to a strong
#healthcare
safety net that supports patient access to care.
#Protect340B
Thank you, Sen. Warren
@SenWarren
, for pointing out that the $6 billion lost to drug companies by providing
#340B
discounts to hospitals and other safety-net providers “is a tiny fraction of the billions of dollars they pull down in profits.”
#Protect340B
#340B
, you are always there
To help our patients access health care.
You help them encounter far less strife
And help them have a much better life.
It’s long past time you receive your due.
340B, we still protect you.
#Protect340B
#340BMine
#HealthPolicyValentines
#340B
strengthens the health care safety net. Hospitals play an essential role in this safety net to provide specialized services to patients with complex health conditions. Read our 340B At-a-Glance:
#Protect340B
.
@HRSAgov
today launched its much-anticipated ceiling price website for
#340B
covered entities. The secure website will ensure transparency and accountability of manufacturer drug pricing. We provide details in our blog post:
#Protect340B
Our new report analyzes government data that demonstrate safety-net hospitals have lost billions of dollars in
#340B
savings from drug company restrictions. These savings were intended for patient care. Read more:
#Protect340B
#DrugPricing
Did you know a bipartisan group of more than 90 members of the U.S. House of Representatives has supported the
#Protect340B
Act (H.R. 4390)? Together, they are working to stop
#PBMs
and payers from discriminating against
#340B
hospitals and providers.
#340B
means an expansion of patients’ local access to needed
#healthcare
at no cost to taxpayers. The program is working for rural and urban communities and continues to have bipartisan support. Learn more:
#Protect340B
#340B
hospitals are among the leaders in addressing the ongoing
#opioidepidemic
. Today we released a report profiling six 340B hospitals across the U.S. that have launched initiatives to help patients with opioid use disorders. Learn more:
#Protect340B
#California
hospitals presented Rep.
@DorisMatsui
with an award today for her leadership on
#340B
issues. Thank you, Rep. Matsui, for all you do for 340B hospitals, their patients, and their communities.
#Protect340B
During the final
#340BConf
networking break of in the Exhibit Hall, please help yourself to a complimentary pair of
#340BInsight
podcast earbuds. These can be found outside the podcast booth. Retweeting this photo is one of three ways you can enter the
#340BConf
Twitter contest!
#340B
does not cost taxpayers a single penny. It provides
#healthcare
safety-net providers with the resources to offer more services to historically underserved patients.
#Protect340B
#MedTwitter
Congress demanded
#340B
manufacturer price transparency in 2010. “Here we are eight years later, with no evidence that the overcharging has abated, no transparency around prices, and providers still in the dark as to whether they are being overcharged.”
Congress: Please ensure
#340B
hospitals maintain access to the program as they treat patients during
#COVID19
by passing S. 4160 and H.R. 7838.
#Protect340B
Why
#Protect340B
? Because nearly three-quarters of rural hospitals use
#340B
program savings to keep the doors open, pay for medical staff and equipment, and continue serving the needs of their communities. 340B is a
#ruralhealth
lifeline.
The evidence shows that
#340B
savings go to support patient care. For 74% of rural hospitals, 340B savings are what allow them to stay open to serve the patients in their communities.
#Protect340B
We salute all U.S. hospitals this
#HospitalWeek
, especially those providing more vital services to more patients in rural and low-income communities thanks to the
#340B
drug discount program. 340B is working as Congress intended.
#MyHospital
#Protect340B
@ahahospitals
A dozen drug companies are breaking a legal agreement they signed to participate in
#Medicare
Part B and
#Medicaid
. The result is harming patient access to critical health services and drug therapies. Find out who the companies are:
#340B
#Protect340B
Thank you
@RepChuyGarcia
for joining a bipartisan group of your colleagues this evening on the U.S. House floor to share how Illinois patients have benefited from
#340B
and why we need to protect the program.
#Defend340B
#Protect340B
#340B
hospitals provide two-thirds of the nation’s uncompensated hospital care. This means low-income, uninsured, and underinsured patients have access to vital
#healthcare
services.
#Protect340B
We agree with
@POTUS
that it's vital to lower
#prescriptiondrug
costs, but we should not cut
#340B
. The program at no cost to taxpayers allows nonprofit hospitals to stretch their resources to serve more low-income and rural patients.
#SOTU
#Protect340B
.
@HouseCommerce
alum Billy Long writes for
@MissouriTimes
: Americans struggle to afford needed health care.
#340B
helps low-income patients access discounted meds, but
#pharma
restrictions block that aid. Congress should stop these actions and
#Protect340B
Today is
#340B
’s anniversary! We’re celebrating how the program has made a big difference for patients in need and the safety-net hospitals that care for them. Read our new blog post.
#Protect340B
Thank you
@DorisMatsui
for recognizing that
#340B
transparency is a two-way street. The SERV Communities Act would stop drug companies from overcharging safety-net providers and reverse harmful cuts to hospitals.
#servcommunities
#Protect340B
Despite operating margins that are 31% lower,
#340B
hospitals provide 63% more charity care than non-340B hospitals. Read the
@USGAO
report for more.
#Protect340B
#Becauseof340B
health care can be accessed in rural communities.
#340B
allows safety net hospitals to keep their doors open to patients regardless of insurance status. Read on to learn why this essential program is at risk:
.
@chicagotribune
’s
@Mabuckley88
shares how drug manufacturers are blocking
#340B
discounts and preventing safety-net hospitals and other providers from accessing critical funding for valuable patient services. Read here:
#Protect340B
Thank you HHS Secretary Designate
@XavierBecerra
for sharing in your
@HELPCmteDems
&
@GOPHELP
confirmation hearing the value that
#340B
has to safety-net providers to improve access to medications and services in underserved communities.
#Protect340B
The evidence shows that
#340B
savings go to support patient care. 95% of DHS hospitals use the savings to provide uncompensated care, and 80% use them to fund care that is not fully paid for by Medicaid.
#Protect340B
“We are encouraged that, in response to our lawsuit, the government has proposed to begin enforcing rules demanding transparency and accountability for pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in
#340B
.” Now
@HHSGov
must not let the Jan. 1 date slip.
In Boone County in central Iowa and across rural America, many patients are getting access to free or heavily discounted care thanks to the
#340B
program.
#Protect340B
#ruralhealth
#Buffalo
’s Kaleida Health
@KaleidaHealth
relies on
#340B
to provide free medications to low-income patients. Losing 340B “would be very detrimental to our patients. Every patient deserves the right to healthcare.”
#Protect340B
READ:
@USGAO
confirms the crucial role
#340B
hospitals play in providing care to low-income patients. 340B hospitals provide 63% more charity care than non-340B hospitals, and their operating margins are 31% lower.
#Protect340B
Thank you
@RepOHalleran
for speaking tonight on the U.S. House floor about how vital
#340B
is to patients who rely on
#Medicaid
and for making it clear that drug companies need to stop restricting discounts to safety-net hospitals and other providers.
#Protect340B
#Defend340B