WATCH: Experts delve into federal drug pricing program
Colorado Politics and PhRMA hosted a panel discussion on November 12, 2024, with industry experts on the dynamics in the health care system that are driving higher health care costs and leaving patients behind.
A panel of experts discussed the state and national effects that the drug pricing program known as 340B is having on the healthcare industry during a breakfast hosted by Colorado Politics in Downtown Denver this month.
The program developed in the 1990s allowing healthcare organizations to purchase discounted outpatient drugs to help low-income patients has grown into a system of abuse and misuse without government oversight, according to industry insiders.
The federal 340B Drug Pricing Program allows eligible healthcare organizations to purchase outpatient drugs at a discount from manufacturers. The program was established in 1992 as part of the Public Health Service Act.
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