Black Pharmacists Advocate for 340B For over 30 years, the federal 340B Drug Pricing program (340B) has enabled covered entities to be the healthcare safety-net for vulnerable Americans. The Los Angeles Sentinel recently published an article by three black pharmacists, Dr. Kenneth Schell, Dr. John Clark, and Dr. Anthony Jackson. In the article, they…
A New Groundbreaking Study Reveals Real-Life Impact, Cost Savings, and Barriers Faced by Underserved Diabetes Patients in Safety-Net Clinics The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program provides discounted drug prices to safety-net entities, enabling them to serve more vulnerable patients. This program has become indispensable with the escalating costs of medications, including high-cost injectable diabetes…
On March 23, an op-ed written by three prominent community leaders, Ms. Hazel Dukes, Rev Kirsten John Foy, and Rev Dr. Johnnie Green, was published in several outlets, including savenysafetynet.com and empirereportnetwork.com. Their op-ed highlights the severe damage that will be inflicted on vulnerable communities resulting from the impending policy of the New York Department…
My daughter Gabriella is a huge Taylor Swift fan, and one of her favorite Swift songs is “Look What You Made Me Do.” You might not think the song has any application to health care policy, but the connection became clear when I watched a recent Senate Finance Committee hearing on the cost of prescription…