DPC Urges Maryland Senators to Vote Against 340B Expansion

The Domestic Policy Caucus today wrote to Maryland Senate Finance Committee members, urging them to vote against H.B. 1056, a bill that would expand the 340B federal prescription drug mandate in the state.

In the letter, DPC wrote, “As you know, pharmacies are essential to the communities they serve. But in Maryland and throughout America, independent drugstores are struggling… Disparities in access to care and health outcomes for rural, underserved, and minority populations have long been significant issues. Any policy that could further restrict the availability of medicines to these populations—or force them to travel farther to obtain them—needs to take the issue of health equity into consideration. There should be much more discussion, analysis, and debate before determining whether to head down this uncertain and troubling healthcare policy path.

Read the full letter here.