Several items in a draft version of a White House executive order on drug pricing are causing consternation, but some Democratic lawmakers are especially upset the Trump administration seeks to weaken a program that offers discounts on medicines to hospitals.
The 340B Drug Discount Program, as it is known, requires drug makers to offer discounts of up to 50 percent on all outpatient drugs — for everything from AIDS to diabetes — to hospitals and clinics that serve indigent populations.
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