340B Reform: US House Bills Mark The End Of The Beginning

Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee releases several discussion drafts at hearing on 340B drug discount program reform as the debate seems poised to move into the next phase.

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The US House Energy & Commerce Health Subcommittee unveiled 15 bills and discussion drafts to reform the 340B prescription drug discount program at a hearing July 11 in an effort to develop consensus on the best approach to enhancing oversight.

The session builds on the hearings held over the past two years by the Energy & Commerce Oversight & Investigations...

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