Hospital Specialty Pharmacies and 340B

<p>This week was a <a href="https://www.huffpost.com/entry/infrastructure-reconciliation-debt-shutdown_n_6154cc68e4b099230d1ea1c5">busy week on Capitol Hill </a>but on today's episode of <em>Health Affairs This Week</em>, Senior Editors Leslie Erdelack and Jessica Bylander look into recent pharmaceutical and drug pricing news.</p><p>In one story, Walgreens is investing more into hospital specialty pharmacies to broaden their reach. “Today, around 25 percent of hospitals in the US have an in-house specialty pharmacy—that’s up from 9 percent from just a few years,” says Erdelack. </p><p>In another story, a dust up over 340B drug pricing program is playing out between drug companies and the federal government.</p><p>Take a break from government shutdown and Capitol Hill news and listen to Health Affairs' Leslie Erdelack and Jessica Bylander give an overview on the latest on the pharmaceutical industry.</p><p><strong>Related Links:</strong></p><ul> <li> <a href="https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/6-drug-companies-could-face-steep-fines-for-violating-340b-law/607145/">6 Drug Companies Could Face Steep Fines For Violating 340B</a> Law (Healthcare Dive)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.axios.com/walgreens-specialty-pharmacy-hospitals-shields-235b900c-3bfe-44a9-a248-59319abf51cf.html%20">Walgreens Invests Deeper in Hospital Specialty Pharmacies</a> (Axios)</li> <li> <a href="https://www.hrsa.gov/opa/index.html">340B Drug Pricing Program</a> (Health Resources &amp; Services Administration)</li> </ul><p>Subscribe: <a href="https://feeds.transistor.fm/health-affairs-this-week">RSS</a> | <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/health-affairs-this-week/id1542851834?uo=4">Apple Podcasts</a> | <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6PrckGFlwVI1QTNASEtaNQ">Spotify</a> | <a href="https://castro.fm/itunes/1542851834">Castro</a> | <a href="https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/a-health-podyssey/health-affairs-this-week">Stitcher</a> | <a href="https://deezer.com/show/2044382">Deezer</a> | <a href="https://overcast.fm/itun