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Government Shutdown Stalls Drug Discount Program 340B
Manage episode 512703119 series 1224401
Originally broadcast October 9, 2025 $44 billion in drugs that help Americans are purchased through a little-known federal discount program called 340B. The program is recognized for successfully helping hospitals, community health centers and others that fund care for low-income patients. But that program is now facing big challenges from drugmakers, and the current government shutdown has brought new uncertainty. Reporter William Newton of 340B Report tells hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter that the shutdown has delayed approvals...
The post Government Shutdown Stalls Drug Discount Program 340B appeared first on Healthy Communities Online.
83 episodes
Manage episode 512703119 series 1224401
Originally broadcast October 9, 2025 $44 billion in drugs that help Americans are purchased through a little-known federal discount program called 340B. The program is recognized for successfully helping hospitals, community health centers and others that fund care for low-income patients. But that program is now facing big challenges from drugmakers, and the current government shutdown has brought new uncertainty. Reporter William Newton of 340B Report tells hosts Mark Masselli and Margaret Flinter that the shutdown has delayed approvals...
The post Government Shutdown Stalls Drug Discount Program 340B appeared first on Healthy Communities Online.
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