Senate plans 340B oversight hearings as transparency push mounts

Modern Healthcare: The Senate health committee is planning an oversight hearing for the 340B drug discount program, signaling the first significant move in the upper chamber to follow the U.S. House of Representatives' push for 340B reforms.

A Senate health committee spokesperson confirmed that Senate health committee Chair Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) is planning the hearings for early spring, but did not specify a date.

"As the committee of jurisdiction over the 340B program, the HELP committee has been analyzing the numerous reports, studies and proposals from other committees and organizations," a Senate health committee spokesperson said.

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