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Many 340B Providers May Not Pass On Discounts Through Contract Pharmacies – GAO

 
• By Cathy Kelly

House Energy and Commerce Committee releases US Government Accountability Office analysis of 340B contract pharmacies.

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The US Government Accountability Office found that nearly half of the health care providers it surveyed did not pass on 340B discount savings to low-income, uninsured patients discounts who picked up their prescriptions at contract pharmacies.

The findings, contained in a GAO report released June 28, are based on a survey of 55 health care providers participating in the federal 340B drug discount program. Twenty-five...

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