Monthly Archives: February 2018

NMMC in Mississippi to End School Nurse Program Due to 340B Cuts

Citing dropping federal reimbursements, North Mississippi Medical Center will end its school nurse program this year. After the 2017-18 school year ends, the 15 area schools served by 11 NMMC nurses will have to make other arrangements. “We were faced with some difficult decisions, which have led to the scaling back or discontinuation of some…

Let’s Not Ignore the Benefits of 340B Drug Pricing Program

Americans in every state face health care challenges every day, but those challenges are particularly acute in rural areas. In fact, access to doctors and medical treatment is one of the most critical issues facing rural and agricultural communities today, where residents deal with numerous complications that their more urban counterparts do not. This is…