The AHA July 26 submitted a letter expressing concerns in response to the recently introduced 340B Affording Care for Communities and Ensuring a Strong Safety-Net (340B ACCESS) Act. The bill, which purports to “establish critical oversight and transparency of the 340B program,” would dramatically diminish the program through an extremely narrow patient definition, severely limited eligibility and child site requirements, and the promise of harsh civil monetary penalties for violations.

AHA also released a new infographic that offers data-driven examples of how the 340B ACCESS Act would dismantle the 340B program and undermine its purpose — to allow eligible providers to expand access to care for more patients and communities across the country.

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