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Connecticut: Stop the Steal

Connecticut: Stop the Steal

Connecticut: Stop the Steal

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At a recent Connecticut committee hearing, a UConn Health executive said the quiet part out loud - confirming what many have long suspected: hospitals are not using the 340B program the way the public was promised.

340B was supposed to help vulnerab

Health care costs in Connecticut keep rising - and SB 494 would make things worse. As Connecticut Senator Somers writes in her recent op-ed, this bill would move the state in the wrong direction. Instead of lowering costs for patients, SB 494 would p

No one should have their wages garnished because they had a medical emergency. Colorado’s HB26-1267 would have strengthened protections for patients by requiring notice, screening for discounted care or public coverage, and reasonable payment p

Hospitals benefiting from federal 340B drug discounts should not be turning around and suing patients with cancer.

But a new analysis from @nationalconsumersleague found 75% of 340B hospitals allowed legal action against patients, compared with 62%

CHAIN applauds the National Black Caucus of State Legislators for ratifying HHS-26-03, “Improving the Section 340B Drug Affordability Program,” sponsored by @repbillymitchell from Georgia.

This resolution makes clear that 340B should wo

Medical debt is one of the cruelest parts of our healthcare system - it punishes people for getting sick.

Massachusetts lawmakers introduced a bill that would:
- Ban the sale of medical debt to debt buyers
- Cut interest on medical debt from 12% to

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