HRSA's 340B Chief Asks Lawmakers For More Authority, Including To Track Providers' 340B Savings

The Health Resources and Services Administration's head of 340B, Captain Krista Pedley, told the Senate health committee on Tuesday (June 19) the agency could use additional authority to, among other things, track how providers currently use 340B savings and to define how those savings should be used. But committee Chair Lamar Alexander (R-TN) questioned whether limiting how 340B savings could be used is necessary, and Sen. Chris Murphy (D- CT) said it is unclear whether there is a problem that...