Cost consequences of the 340B drug discount program

JAMA

Volumn 309, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 1995-1996

  Conti, Rena M ^a   Bach, Peter B ^b  

^a SECTION OF HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

340B DRUG DISCOUNT PROGRAM; DRUG COST; DRUG DISTRIBUTION; DRUG MANUFACTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOSPITAL PHARMACY; MEDICAID; MEDICARE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 84877734310     PISSN: 00987484     EISSN: 15383598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/jama.2013.4156     Document Type: Short Survey

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