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340B is expected to be addressed during a U.S. House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee hearing later this month.

U.S. House Subcommittee Expected to Raise 340B During March 28 Hearing

The Republican-led U.S. House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee late yesterday announced a March 28 hearing on “how transparency and competition can lower health care costs for Americans.”

Although the hearing announcement is silent about the 340B program it is expected to come up. During a media interview in December, subcommittee chair Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.) was asked if Congress should make hospital pricing information more accessible. He said he thought hearings and legislation were needed and cited the example in a New York Times investigative story of hospitals charging payers full price for drugs they buy at a deep 340B discount.

The Republican-led U.S. House Energy & Commerce health subcommittee late yesterday announced a March 28 hearing on “how transparency and competition can lower health care costs for Americans.”

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