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Recent News About Patients Come First
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Executive Director of Patients Come First–Missouri on 340B: 'It’s time to stop the diversion of drug discounts to ineligible patients'
Connie Farrow, Executive Director of Patients Come First–Missouri, has called for an end to the diversion of drug discounts to ineligible patients and emphasized the need for the 340B program to prioritize those most in need.
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Patients Come First poll finds legal advertisements may mislead patients and discourage use of safe medications
Patients Come First released new polling showing most Americans believe legal ads about medications can mislead patients and discourage the use of safe treatments.
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Patients Come First Missouri director: ‘It’s time to rein in abuses in the PBM market’
Connie Farrow, executive director of Patients Come First–Missouri, expressed concerns about pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) in an opinion piece published in The Missouri Times.
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Director of Patients Come First: 'Some hospitals are reselling and marking up discounted drugs to patients and insurance companies'
Concerns are growing about the federal 340B drug pricing program, originally designed to make medications affordable for low-income patients, as evidence suggests some large health systems are using it to generate profits. The 340B program, aimed at providing safety-net hospitals with significantly discounted drugs, has grown into the second-largest federal prescription drug initiative, surpassing Medicare Parts B and D.