On the recordJune 7, 2022
I thank Mr. Pappas for sharing the stories that he is hearing directly from his district. When I asked pharmacists about how this program works in practice, we were overwhelmed with responses related to how patients have been able to access care through the 340B program. I will just give one example as follow-up to Mr. Pappas' comments. We had a pharmacist say, ``I have countless numbers of patients who are now able to get their insulin and control their diabetes because of the 340B program.'' When their local pharmacy prices put their insulin costs into the range of hundreds of dollars each month, this pharmacist, because of the 340B program, is able to meet the needs of these community members with diabetes who otherwise would not be able to afford their lifesaving medication. We have story after story from pharmacists who recognize the value of this program and depend on it in order to serve patients throughout Virginia, New Hampshire, and throughout the country. Madam Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Illinois (Mr. Danny K. Davis).
