340B rule changes address some industry concerns

HHS's Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) issued draft guidance on the 340B program that addresses some of industry's concerns with the program. The guidance includes a clearer definition of 340B-eligible patients.

The 340B program is intended to provide discounted outpatient drugs to hospitals that serve a disproportionate share of poor and uninsured patients. The 340B hospitals can then dispense the discounted drugs to their non-Medicaid outpatients and use the savings to pay for the care of indigent patients. ...