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340B Drug Pricing Program
There is no cost to the state.It aligns with the House and Senate Leadership’s Better Way Plan. They tout that, in lieu of Medicaid expansion, they are going to provide affordable solutions to help struggling hospitals and community health centers. Passing 340B legislation will help struggling hospitals, community health centers, and independent pharmacies, and it won’t cost the state a penny. Supporting this amendment is a no-brainer.Both red states and blue states are passing 340B legislation. Both Democrats and Republicans support 340B legislation. By a unanimous voice vote, the Kansas Senate approved amending 340B language onto the Senate version of the state budget. By a margin of 77/41 the House amended their budget.If legislators oppose this amendment, you have to ask just who do they represent, Kansans, Critical Access Hospitals, Community Health Centers, and independent pharmacies . . . or?I would ask that you contact both your Representative and Senator and tell them you want this amendment to stay in the budget. It’s amazing with all the push for Medicaid Expansion, this one amendment will net our rural healthcare systems far more than expansion ever would. Please help get this across the finish line. Thank you all!
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