Saving on pharmaceuticals.A fast-growing adj. 1. tending to spread quickly; - used mostly of plants. Adj. 1. fast-growing - tending to spread quickly; "an aggressive tumor" strong-growing, aggressive drug pricing program for health centers, disproportionate share hospitals The United States government provides special funding to hospitals who treat significant populations of indigent patients through the Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) programs. , and clinics for family planning family planning Use of measures designed to regulate the number and spacing of children within a family, largely to curb population growth and ensure each family’s access to limited resources. , migrant mi·grant n. 1. One that moves from one region to another by chance, instinct, or plan. 2. An itinerant worker who travels from one area to another in search of work. adj. Migratory. health and HIV/AIDS HIV/AIDS Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome , also can save states money when the patients are on Medicaid Medicaid, national health insurance program in the United States for low-income persons; established in 1965 with passage of the Social Security Amendments and now run by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. . To be eligible, the local facilities must be qualified and listed with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Noun 1. Department of Health and Human Services - the United States federal department that administers all federal programs dealing with health and welfare; created in 1979 Health and Human Services, HHS as "340B covered entities." More than 11,900 federally qualified health care facilities in all 50 states buy prescription drugs prescription drug Prescription medication Pharmacology An FDA-approved drug which must, by federal law or regulation, be dispensed only pursuant to a prescription–eg, finished dose form and active ingredients subject to the provisos of the Federal Food, Drug, at a discount through the 340B program. The number has increased by more than 500 just since July 2004. The health facilities purchase drugs at a rate often below Medicaid prices, and that saves state funds. Outpatients at a 340B clinic or hospital can also receive the discounted prices. States also have programs to help with drug costs. There are state funded pharmaceutical assistance programs approved in 39 states, pharmaceutical discount programs in 20 states and drug subsidy subsidy, financial assistance granted by a government or philanthropic foundation to a person or association for the purpose of promoting an enterprise considered beneficial to the public welfare. programs in 23 states, plus eight others authorized au·thor·ize tr.v. au·thor·ized, au·thor·iz·ing, au·thor·iz·es 1. To grant authority or power to. 2. To give permission for; sanction: but not operating. For information on 340B requirements and opportunities, visit www.ncsl.org/programs/ health/drug340b.htm
HEALTH FACILITIES ELIGIBLE
FOR 340B PHARMACEUTICAL
DISCOUNTS
States Participating
Pharmacies
Alabama 358
Alaska 48
Arizona 160
Arkansas 119
California 1,044
Colorado 179
Connecticut 104
Delaware 43
Florida 733
Georgia 800
Hawaii 78
Idaho 88
Illinois 460
Indiana 136
Iowa 129
Kansas 101
Kentucky 311
Louisiana 206
Maine 115
Maryland 214
Massachusetts 222
Michigan 408
Minnesota 96
Mississippi 176
Missouri 304
Montana 75
Nebraska 65
Nevada 78
New Hampshire 36
New Jersey 151
New Mexico 178
New York 709
North Carolina 245
North Dakota 40
Ohio 244
Oklahoma 122
Oregon 230
Pennsylvania 509
Rhode Island 43
South Carolina 295
South Dakota 32
Tennessee 355
Texas 640
Utah 81
Vermont 26
Virginia 237
Washington 329
West Virginia 231
Wisconsin 120
Wyoming 41
American Samoa 1
District of Columbia 33
Federation of Micronesia 2
Guam 7
Marshall Islands 4
Puerto Rico 107
Palau 1
Virgin Islands 12
|
|
||||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion