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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 10h

Thank you, @RepBuddyCarter! Patients living with #HIV appreciate your leadership to reform the broken 340B Program. It needs to put #patients first, rather than providers!

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Reform 340B drug discount program for the sake of low-income Georgia patients www.ajc.com/opinion/2025...

Reform 340B drug discount program for the sake of low-income Georgia patients

Rather than using their federal 340B drug discount savings to lower costs for patients, many hospitals reinvest their profits into acquiring independent clinics.

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 11h

AstraZeneca set to strike drug pricing deal with Trump www.statnews.com/2025/10/10/a... via @statnews.com

AstraZeneca set to strike drug pricing deal with Trump

Drugmakers have been scrambling to strike deals with the Trump administration.

www.statnews.com

ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 15h

Exclusive: US pharmacies, drug discounters are discussing TrumpRx role with administration www.reuters.com/world/us-pha...

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 1d

Listen: Why “TrumpRx” Might Not Save You Money kffhealthnews.org/MjA5ODkxMQ via @kffhealthnews

Listen: Why “TrumpRx” Might Not Save You Money - KFF Health News

On the "Today, Explained" podcast, KFF Health News' Julie Rovner recaps the TrumpRx announcement and why the direct-to-consumer initiative may not save you money on prescription drugs if you have insu...

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 1d

Pharma companies scramble to make deals with Trump after Pfizer scored White House praise www.statnews.com/2025/10/07/t... via @statnews.com

Pharma companies scramble to make deals with Trump after Pfizer scored White House praise

Pharma companies are hoping to announce deals of their own with President Trump as soon as this week, sources told STAT.

www.statnews.com

ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 1d

via @pharmaphorum.bsky.social - Amazon to launch drug vending machines at One Medical sites
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Amazon to launch drug vending machines at One Medical sites

Amazon's latest bid to disrupt the healthcare market in the US will see the introduction later this year of electronic drug dispensing kiosks.

pharmaphorum.com

ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 1d

via @wsj.com - Trump Excludes Generics From Big Pharma Tariff Plan
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Exclusive | Trump Excludes Generics From Big Pharma Tariff Plan

The administration has been weighing duties for months on a range of products and ingredients in a national-security tariff investigation.

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 1d

Read this essential white paper by USC Shaeffer outlining why the #340B Drug Pricing Program is long overdue for reform...

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"Cui Bono? Misaligned Incentives in the 340B Program"
schaeffer.usc.edu/research/mis...

Cui Bono? Misaligned Incentives in the 340B Program - September 29, 2025 - USC Schaeffer

340B providers leverage spread pricing to generate revenue, creating unintended consequences in the broader healthcare market. This white paper addresses potential opportunities to restructure program...

schaeffer.usc.edu

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 2d

via @kff.org F - How Might Expiring Premium Tax Credits Impact People with HIV? www.kff.org/hiv-aids/how...

How Might Expiring Premium Tax Credits Impact People with HIV? | KFF

This issue brief provides an overview of the potential impact not extending enhanced ACA premium tax credits could have on people with HIV and the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program. Enhanced credits have im...

www.kff.org

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 2d

Part D premiums are going up, while choices are going down phrma.org/blog/part-d-...

Part D premiums are going up, while choices are going down

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 2d

Former surgeons general sound alarm on RFK Jr.
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Opinion | Six surgeons general: It’s our duty to warn the nation about RFK Jr.

We took an oath to declare dangers when we found them. We’re doing that again today.

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 3d

We've reached 200k views on our latest #340B commercial!!!

Watch it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rUs...

Is the 340B program the next 'Too Big To Fail?' - Medical Debt 30-Second Commercial

YouTube video by ADAP Advocacy

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 3d

via PhRMA - PBMs say they want lower priced medicines, so why don’t they cover them?
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PBMs say they want lower priced medicines, so why don’t they cover them?

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 3d

US court rejects Novo Nordisk's challenge to Medicare drug pricing plan
www.reuters.com/business/hea...

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 3d

Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary
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Psychiatrists call for RFK Jr. to be replaced as health secretary

Two groups are calling for new leadership at HHS after Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s actions on substance abuse treatment and mental health medications, among other issues.

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 3d

New Amgen Website Offers Repatha at 60% Off After Trump Pressure
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New Amgen Website Offers Repatha at 60% Off After Trump Pressure

Amgen Inc. is the latest drugmaker to offer its medicines at a discount for cash-paying patients, following President Donald Trump’s demands that pharmaceutical companies slash their prices in the US.

www.bloomberg.com

ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 3d

Trump open to bipartisan health care deal to end shutdown rollcall.com/2025/10/06/t...

Trump open to bipartisan health care deal to end shutdown - Roll Call

In impromptu remarks, Trump signals willingness to continue expanded premium tax credits for coverage purchased on government-run exchanges.

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 4d

Hospital revenues and CEO compensation have gone way up while hospital charity care has decreased. Our #340B map details this trend across hospitals, nonprofit health centers, and HIV care sites serving as covered entities. Learn more: 340bmap.org

ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 4d

Hospitals don't want patients to see our latest 30-second commercial, "Is the 340B program the next 'Too Big To Fail?' - Medical Debt", so please make sure that you share it: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rUs... #340B #Hospitals #MedicalDebt

Is the 340B program the next 'Too Big To Fail?' - Medical Debt 30-Second Commercial

YouTube video by ADAP Advocacy

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 4d

Yet what this article fails to mention is that most patients won't save a dime at the Rx counter...

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Colorado board makes first-in-the-nation move by setting a payment limit on an Amgen drug www.statnews.com/pharmalot/20... via @statnews.com

Colorado board makes first-in-the-nation move by setting a payment limit on an Amgen drug

In a first-in-the-nation move, a Colorado panel voted to limit what health plans in the state will pay for a costly arthritis treatment, a step that may encourage other states to follow suit.

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ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 7d

Kudos to @kalvinpugh.bsky.social...

PrEPARING California for the future and better supporting those living with HIV - www.losangelesblade.com/2025/09/25/p...

PrEPARING California for the future and better supporting those living with HIV

AB 554 is a huge step in the right direction; however, without consistent leadership from policymakers, those living with HIV will continue to be the first on the budget chopping block.

www.losangelesblade.com

ADAP Advocacy @adapadvocacy.bsky.social · 7d

via @drugchannels.bsky.social - Reimagining Patient Access: Building Direct-to-Consumer Models for a New Regulatory Era
www.drugchannels.net/2025/10/reim...