Bloomberg Law
April 22, 2019, 7:23 PM UTCUpdated: April 22, 2019, 10:29 PM UTC

Federal Drug Discount Program Crucial for Trump’s HIV Plan (2)

Madison Alder
Madison Alder
Reporter

A federal program that ensures certain government-funded health-care providers receive drugs at reduced prices will be a key element of President Donald Trump’s plan to end HIV by 2030.

Providing the drugs through the 340B discount program, which is already being used by facilities like community health centers that receive government funding, will help put HIV prevention medication into the hands of patients at a discounted rate, Department of Health and Human Services Assistant Secretary for Health Brett Giroir said at a Kaiser Family Foundation event April 22.

The president’s plan to end the HIV epidemic in the next decade, ...

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