12/10/2013
https://www.congress.gov...
"The GAO raised concerns that the 340B Program, quote, 'Primarily relies on self-policing; that is, participants ensuring their own compliance with program requirements.'"
"The 340B Program has one basic requirement, that drug companies must provide discounted medications to hospitals and clinics caring for the most vulnerable patients: children with cancer, the uninsure..."
"The answer is, after a hundred years, zero."
"So my view on this is that when it comes to keeping prices low for consumers, nothing beats a competitive market."