Nonprofit hospitals and health clinics are alarmed about a change that’s coming to federal drug purchasing discounts next year. They’ll have to pay up front and then get rebates — rather than direct price cuts — in a pilot with eight pharmaceutical companies, reports Maya Goldman at Axios. Between the lines: Community health centers are particularly concerned. […]
Five weeks into the lengthiest federal government shutdown in U.S. history, the healthcare system is mostly operating as usual but safety-net providers and others are feeling the squeeze, writes Bridget Early at Modern Healthcare. Community health centers have been able to draw down residual funding left over from a previous law, but nobody knows when […]
Advocates for Community Health issued the following statement in response to the 340B Rebate Pilot: Advocates for Community Health opposes HRSA’s decision to include community health centers in the manufacturer rebate model. Health centers account for just 5% of the purchases under the 340B program, yet they will be disproportionately impacted by the financial hardship […]
ACH CEO Amanda Pears Kelly spoke with Bloomberg Government about the growing strain on community health centers amid the ongoing federal shutdown. In the interview with reporter Erin Durkin, Pears Kelly noted that currently CHCs can access short-term funding but face greater unknowns as the shutdown persists. She stated, “What that looks like as this […]
Advocates for Community Health issued the following statement in response to the Federal Government shutdown, in effect today: Advocates for Community Health (ACH) warns that a federal government shutdown could be devastating for community health centers and the nearly 34 million patients who depend on them if a resolution is not reached quickly. Already facing staggering […]
Community Health Centers (CHCs), also called Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs), may be our nation’s best health policy experiment, delivering a bold return on investment in the sixty years since their inception. Every $1 invested in primary care returns $13 in saved downstream costs. From urban areas to rural communities, CHCs play a crucial role […]
In an article from the 340B Report covering the reintroduction of the 340B ACCESS Act, ACH shared that the organization “is broadly supportive of congressional efforts to reform the 340B program, including requiring more transparency and accountability as we advocate to ensure that 340B can remain a viable component of the vital work health centers […]
Advocates for Community Health has issued the following statement in response to the Congressional Budget Office’s (CBO) report released September 9th: Advocates for Community Health welcomes new research and data on the 340B program that help policymakers understand the vital role the program plays to health centers. While the CBO report failed to acknowledge it […]
The 340B drug pricing program has long been a critical tool for community health centers, enabling them to stretch scarce resources and deliver affordable care to millions of patients—often in America’s rural and underserved communities. But today, this key healthcare funding lifeline is facing new challenges that could threaten its future. In our latest episode […]
As HRSA considers whether to permit changes to the 340B Discount Drug Program, namely shifting to a rebate-based model – safety net hospitals and community health leaders are sounding the alarm. Under debate is whether drugs are sold at full price with rebates issued after purchase, rather than the traditional upfront discount many CHCs rely […]
