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Search Results: keywords:"340b drug discount program"

S. 4587 — To amend the Public Health Service Act to include rural emergency hospitals in the definition of a covered entity for purposes of the drug discount program under section 340B of such Act.
June 18, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:420
S. 4587, titled the "Rural 340B Access Act of 2024," proposes an amendment to the Public Health Service Act. This bill aims to expand the definition of a "covered entity" under the 340B drug discount program to include rural emergency hospitals. Specifically, these hospitals...
Simple Explanation
The bill wants to help small hospitals in the countryside by letting them buy medicines at lower prices so they can better take care of people who don't have much money. This helps these hospitals get the medicine they need to keep people healthy.
H. R. 8144 — To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to include rural emergency hospitals in the definition of a covered entity for purposes of the 340B drug discount program.
April 29, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:328
The bill H.R. 8144 proposes changes to the Public Health Service Act to include rural emergency hospitals in the 340B drug discount program. This program allows certain hospitals to buy prescription drugs at reduced prices. By being included as a "covered entity," these rural...
Simple Explanation
H.R. 8144 is a proposal to let small hospitals in the countryside buy medicines at cheaper prices so they can help people who don't have much money.
S. 5021 — To ensure the accessibility of drugs furnished through the drug discount program under section 340B of the Public Health Service Act.
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September 11, 2024
Status:Introduced in Senate
Congress:118
Words:1,776
S. 5021 seeks to make sure drugs provided through the 340B Drug Discount Program are easily accessible. It emphasizes that drug manufacturers must offer discounted pricing for these drugs without placing any conditions on how or where the drugs are dispensed. The bill...
Simple Explanation
S. 5021 is a bill that makes sure hospitals and clinics can buy medicine at lower prices without any tricky rules, and it sets up big fines for medicine makers if they don't play by these rules.
H. R. 7635 — To amend title III of the Social Security Act to ensure the accessibility of drugs furnished under the 340B drug discount program.
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March 12, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:1,698
The bill, H.R. 7635, aims to ensure that hospitals, clinics, and health centers can access discounted drugs through the 340B drug discount program. It specifies that drug manufacturers must provide these discounts without placing any conditions on how or where the drugs are...
Simple Explanation
The bill H.R. 7635 wants to make sure hospitals and clinics can get important medicines at a discount from a special program without companies setting extra rules, helping them take care of more people. If companies break these rules, they might have to pay big fines, so everyone gets the help they need.
H. R. 9127 — To amend title III of the Public Health Service Act to include territorial disproportionate share hospitals as covered entities under the 340B drug discount program.
July 24, 2024
Status:Introduced in House
Congress:118
Words:290
H. R. 9127 aims to change the Public Health Service Act to allow territorial hospitals that provide a significant amount of care to low-income patients to qualify for the 340B drug discount program. This means hospitals in U.S. territories like the Northern Mariana Islands,...
Simple Explanation
H. R. 9127 wants to help hospitals in faraway U.S. places like islands get cheaper medicine if they help lots of people who don't have much money. This change would let them buy medicines at a discount, just like some hospitals in the main part of the country.

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