Episode 115
Episode 115: Discounted Care
Scholars Strategy Network's No Jargon · Dominik Doemer
February 7, 201823m 51s
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Show Notes
Prescription drugs are expensive. But for years, a little-known program has given some hospitals discounts to help them provide care for low-income and uninsured patients. Professor Sayeh Nikpay explains why this program is now under fire and what this means for America's safety net.
For More on this Topic:
- Read Nikpay's piece in the Health Affairs Blog on the 340B program
Further Reading:
- Episode 83: 21st Century Safety Net, Benjamin Veghte, National Academy of Social Insurance
- How U.S. Hospitals Often Undervalue Black and Poor Lives, Adam Reich, Columbia University