Welch and McKinley Will Try Again to Get Rural and Cancer Hospitals 340B Pricing on Orphan Drugs
U.S. Reps. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) and David McKinley (R-W.Va.) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation in the U.S. House to give 340B rural and free-standing cancer hospitals access to 340B pricing on orphan drugs—which according to a 2019 study are 25 times more expensive than traditional drugs and cost U.S. patients an annual average of $186,758 in 2017.