The Future of the 340B Program
The Public Health Service Act 340B Drug Pricing Program enables providers that serve vulnerable patient populations to access outpatient drugs at significantly lower costs, which helps improve overall patient care. Since the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program and the 340B Drug Pricing Program were established in the early 1990s, stakeholders have struggled to resolve questions surrounding duplicate discounts. Expanding these programs under the Affordable Care Act in 2010 exacerbated the issue and further complexity will be added through the Inflation Reduction Act.