Advocating for Impact: The 340B Drug Pricing Program: Understanding Federal and State Legislative Reform Efforts

This episode dicusses the role of the 340B Drug Pricing Program in public health infrastructure, state and federal legislative reform of the program, the advocacy role of health systems and pharmacy teams, and the differing views shared by health systems and pharmaceutical manufacturers regarding 340B legislative reform.  Listeners will learn the background and purpose of the 340B program, ongoing efforts to reform the program at the state and federal levels, and what actions are commonly undertaken to influence  reform and the differing views held by 340B stakeholders.  The information presented during the podcast reflects solely the opinions of the presenter. The information and materials are not, and are not intended as, a comprehensive source of drug information on this topic. The contents of the podcast have not been reviewed by ASHP, and should neither be interpreted as the official policies of ASHP, nor an endorsement of any product(s), nor should they be considered as a substitute for the professional judgment of the pharmacist or physician.