340B Hospitals May Be Losing Transparency Debate In Congress

Biopharma industry's arguments on rebate pass-through to patients appear to carry the day at Senate HELP Committee hearing.

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Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., is frustrated with arguments by safety net hospitals that they should not be required to disclose how they use the savings from outpatient drug discounts provided under the 340B program.

At a March 15 committee hearing he also focused attention on whether the discounts are going toward reducing the cost...

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