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340B Better Together? PhRMA Partners With Community Health Centers On Legislative Reforms

 
• By Cathy Kelly

PhRMA's collaboration with the provider group may help alleviate concerns that legislators' pursuit of pharma-backed 340B reforms would pit lawmakers against hospitals that serve as a safety net for vulnerable patients.

The American Hospital Association is Skeptical Of PhRMA's Motives. • Source: Shutterstock

In an unlikely alliance, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America and “true” safety-net providers represented by the National Association of Community Health Centers have found common ground on legislative principles that would both establish and clarify parameters around the 340B drug discount program.

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