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340B Insight Podcast

340B Insight

340B Insight is 340B Health’s podcast, providing our members and supporters with timely news updates and discussion around the 340B drug pricing program. The podcast enables listeners to stay current and expand their knowledge of 340B to help them serve their patients and communities and remain compliant with rules and requirements. New episodes are published twice per month and include news update segments and in-depth interviews with leading experts including health care practitioners, policy and legal experts, public policymakers, and our expert staff.

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Episodes

  • Episode Seven: Addressing Healthcare Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic


    In this episode, we spoke with Dr. Jewel Younge, Clinical Pharmacist at the University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System (UI Health) and Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois Chicago College of Pharmacy. Dr. Younge analyzed how COVID-19 is exacerbating health disparities and 340B’s role in addressing these challenges. In our news update segment, we discussed a new presidential executive order regarding the 340B program. (Transcript)

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  • Episode Six: 340B Helps Care for Patients at Home


    In this episode of 340B Insight we speak with Sarah Dodson, the 340B Program Director at Ascension Via Christi, the largest health care provider in Kansas. Sarah talks about her work with the Community Cares Clinic, which relies on 340B savings to provide comprehensive and hands-on care for vulnerable patients in their homes. We also provide 340B news updates regarding an unprecedented action on contract pharmacies from a pharmaceutical manufacturer as well as bipartisan, pro-340B legislation introduced in the U.S. Senate. (Transcript)

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  • Episode Five: 340B’s Role in Supporting Rural Health Care


    In this episode of 340B Insight we speak with Chuck Beams, executive director of pharmacy services, business development, and government relations at East Alabama Medical Center (EAMC), about how the 340B program helps EAMC serve its rural community. We also provide 340B news updates regarding the CMS Medicare Part B cuts to 340B hospitals and new 340B research. (Transcript)

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  • Episode Four: How 340B Helped a Rural Hospital Care for COVID-19 Patients


    In this episode, we speak with Tracy Gilmore, 340B specialist at Labette Health in Parsons, Kansas. Tracy discusses her hospital’s experience responding to COVID-19 in a rural community and highlights the lifesaving impact of 340B on Labette Health and its patients. We also answer our first member question for the podcast. (Transcript)

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  • Episode Three: Lessons Learned from the Earliest Days of COVID-19


    In this episode, we speak with Mike Bonck, Manager of Pharmaceutical Services for CHI Franciscan Health (CHIFH) in Tacoma, Washington, about the impact of COVID-19 on the US health care system. Tacoma was one of the first affected regions in the U.S., having experienced a major surge of COVID-19 cases in March and April. We also provide updates in this episode on the top 340B stories. (Transcript)

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  • Episode Two: The State of 340B During COVID-19 with Maureen Testoni


    In this episode, we speak with our President and CEO, Maureen Testoni, about the impact of COVID-19 on the 340B program. Maureen also discusses other key issues for the 340B community amid the uncertainty of the pandemic. (Transcript)

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