Pharmacy Expansion Contracts

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Pharmacy expansion contracts were supposed to help the small clinics that did not have their own in-house pharmacy, but it seems all 340B entities are benefiting even the large non-profit hospitals. Hence, those clinics that are treating the uninsured and The 340B program will continue to grow. The goal for all those involved including HRSA, Congress, eligible entities, and pharmacies, is to remember the original intent of the 340B, which was to treat the as the uninsured, underinsured, and the indigent

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