Health Affairs This Week | Hospital Specialty Pharmacies and 340B

Listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Jessica Bylander take a break from government shutdown and Capitol Hill news to discuss the latest on hospital specialty pharmacies and 340B drug pricing.

Show Notes

This week was a busy week on Capitol Hill but on today's episode of Health Affairs This Week, Senior Editors Leslie Erdelack and Jessica Bylander look into recent pharmaceutical and drug pricing news.

In one story, Walgreens is investing more into hospital specialty pharmacies to broaden their reach. “Today, around 25 percent of hospitals in the US have an in-house specialty pharmacy—that’s up from 9 percent from just a few years,” says Erdelack.

In another story, a dust up over 340B drug pricing program is playing out between drug companies and the federal government.

Take a break from government shutdown and Capitol Hill news and listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Jessica Bylander give an overview on the latest on the pharmaceutical industry.

Related Links:

6 Drug Companies Could Face Steep Fines For Violating 340B Law (Healthcare Dive)
Walgreens Invests Deeper in Hospital Specialty Pharmacies (Axios)
340B Drug Pricing Program (Health Resources & Services Administration)

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Andrew Barnes

Andrew Barnes wrote the theme music for Health Affairs This Week. He writes music under the name Fake Fever.

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Health Affairs This Week places listeners at the center of health policy’s proverbial water cooler. Join editors from Health Affairs, the leading journal of health policy research, and special guests as they discuss this week’s most pressing health policy news. All in 15 minutes or less.