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Community health centers warn 340B contract‑pharmacy carve‑out in HB 96 would cut patient access and center revenues
Summary
Federally qualified health centers and statewide health‑center associations told the House Medicaid Committee that changes to the 340B drug pricing program in House Bill 96 — notably carving out contract pharmacies — would reduce savings used to fund clinics, school‑based health centers and specialty care and could force service cuts or closures.
Leaders from Ohio’s community health centers told the House Medicaid Committee that proposed changes in House Bill 96 to the federal 340B drug pricing program would sharply reduce the discounts centers use to fund services and expand access.
Julie DeRasi King, president and CEO of the Ohio Association of Community Health Centers, said the budget’s 340B provisions ‘‘threaten the progress Ohio’s made in strengthening access to health care.’’ She told the committee that community health centers use 340B savings to support school‑based health centers, behavioral health, pharmacy services, and other programs, and that eliminating contract pharmacy arrangements would create…
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