Episode 53: Truths and Myths of 340B With Sayeh Nikpay

Episode 53: Truths and Myths of 340B With Sayeh Nikpay

Many hospitals have abused the 340B program which was intended to help patients, but healthcare systems saw it as an opportunity to increase their revenue.

I invited Sayeh Nikpay, Ph.D., MPH of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to explain the origins of 340B, how safety-net clinics, as well as large hospitals, became participants in the program, and the possibility of getting rid of the program altogether.

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