340B Drug Discount Program
Current understanding
The 340B program requires drug manufacturers to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to qualifying hospitals, clinics, and other ‘covered entities’ that serve low-income or underserved populations, with contract pharmacies dispensing on their behalf. Federal activity in this area concerns which entities qualify, how manufacturers and contract pharmacies interact with covered entities, and HRSA oversight of the discount program.
Evidence log
- 2026-10-29 — To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure the equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in the 340B drug discount program, and for other purposes.: cross-connection with rural-340b-access-act: Both bills modify 340B program participation: the rural bill extends eligibility to rural emergency hospitals, while this bill addresses equitable treatment of existing covered entities and their contract pharmacies. (novelty: 2)
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Contributing findings
To amend title XXVII of the Public Health Service Act to ensure the equitable treatment of covered entities and pharmacies participating in the 340B drug discount program, and for other purposes.
29-oct-2026
novelty 2
per-area 2
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