Take Action Now! Protect Georgia Patients

Over 6 million Georgians are living with at least one chronic illness and are reliant on consistent and reliable access to the treatments prescribed by their health care provider to manage symptoms, control their illnesses, and lead healthier lives.

The 340B program was created by Congress just over 30 years ago to help low-income and uninsured patients across the country access discounted medications. While well intended, a lack of federal oversight has allowed 340B to evolve into a growing profit center for many hospitals and for profit-corporations. Many large hospitals that participate in 340B are marking up the cost of medicines instead of using the discounts received to improve access to care. Medicine price mark-ups are almost 7x higher at 340B hospitals than at independent clinics.

340B hospitals can also contract with an unlimited number of pharmacies, many of which are owned by the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) and insurers. As a result, PBMs and 340B contract pharmacies can also rake in massive profits from discounted 340B medicines.

Help stop further 340B abuse. Tell lawmakers to increase 340B transparency and oversight.

Act now and send a letter to Georgia’s congressional delegation to urging them to reform the 340B program and prevent hospitals and PBMs to continue profiting at the expense of vulnerable Georgia patients. Take action now!