The Lifeline of Rural Healthcare: Why Contract Pharmacies Matter in 340B Rhiannon Marshall Klein For millions of Americans, especially those in rural communities, access to affordable medications is a constant struggle. The 340B Drug Pricing Program was designed to help safety-net providers stretch scarce resources, ensuring patients receive the care they need. A critical part…
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On September 30, 2024 Johnson & Johnson (J&J) announced it was ending its plans to implement a 340B rebate model for two of its drugs, Stelara and Xarelto. The immediate halt to the rebate model was prompted by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) September 27 letter threatening to terminate J&J’s participation in the…
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PRESS RELEASE – September 24, 2024 Damien Center, Indiana’s oldest and largest AIDS service organization, partnered with CV340B to execute an eight-week digital ad campaign to educate the Indiana community about the federal 340B program through CV340B’s Digital Engagement Campaign Together with 340B. The two-part campaign, which wrapped up last month, featured ads that educated…
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In Florida, 340B helps address a common need across diverse communities: access to affordable healthcare and medications. Melissa Allen Davis, 340B Program Coordinator at Florida Community Health Centers, sees the program benefits daily in her community. At Florida Community Health Centers, letting patients know about 340B has made them more willing to engage in campaigns…
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With over 30 years of experience working for non-profit health systems, Lisa Fratesi gives us a firsthand account of the 340B Program’s tremendous impact since its start, how it has evolved, the challenges 340B covered entities face today, and what her organization is doing to #Defend340B. How 340B Started In 1992, section 340B of…
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Savings from the 340B program are instrumental in allowing MedStar Health to meet the ever-evolving needs of the Washington, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia metropolitan area communities. by MedStar Health July 2024 As new care needs of the community become evident, 340B savings are utilized to invest in both a pharmacy discount program to provide…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (June 14, 2024) — Prism Health North Texas educated the North Texas community it serves about the importance of the federal 340B program partnering with Community Voices for 340B (CV340B) on its Digital Engagement Campaign, Together with 340B. Prism’s engaging digital ads featured a disco-cowboy theme and ran on Meta and Google…
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A 340B Program Assistant Director shares how the federal 340B program could have saved the lives of her mother and other low-income Medicaid patients. by Kelli Pardee, MBA, CPhT 340B Program Assistant Director, Great Lakes Bay Health Centers May 2024 My name is Kelli Pardee, and I am a 340B Program Assistant Director at…
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PRESS RELEASE – May 15, 2024 The federal 340B Program stretches the limited federal resources given to non-profit healthcare providers without raising taxes. This spring, CV340B set out to tell the truth about 340B and defend the program from ongoing attacks by the drug industry. We started digital ad campaigns in Virginia and West Virginia,…
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE- (Washington D.C. – April 24, 2024) On April 1, 2024 Community Voices for 340B submitted a response to Senators Thune, Stabenow, Capito, Baldwin, Moran, and Cardin’s second request for information on the 340B Drug Discount Program. In it’s response CV340B conducted independent analysis of the publicly available HRSA audit reports finding that…
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