Drugmakers restricting 340B pharmacy sales threaten PBMs profits

Drugmakers limiting discounted prescription sales to some pharmacies participating in a federal program intended for safety-net providers could pressure profits at the largest pharmacy benefit managers. 

Congress developed the 340B drug discount program in 1992 to offer hospitals that care for large numbers of low-income and uninsured patients big drug discounts, with the intent that participating  hospitals will reinvest the savings into…