Large tax-exempt hospitals are capturing billions of dollars in profit from a little-known federal program called 340B at the expense of patients by drastically marking up the cost of medicines. This abuse is driving up costs for Illinois patients, taxpayers and employers.
Join us today and send a letter to your legislator urging them to protect Illinois patients and stop letting big, tax-exempt hospitals cash in on the 340B hospital markup program.
Dear [Legislator Name],
As your constituent, I urge you to protect Illinois patients and reject legislation that would allow the federal 340B program to continue expanding without any accountability or oversight.
340B has become a hidden tax on Illinoisans. Big, tax-exempt hospitals are capturing billions of dollars in profit from the 340B program at the expense of patients by drastically marking up the cost of medicines. This abuse is driving up costs for patients, taxpayers and employers.
Allowing the 340B program to continue growing larger with no transparency or accountability measures would only allow big, tax-exempt hospitals, PBMs and the national, for-profit chain pharmacies they work with to continue siphoning profits from the program.
In the interest of Illinois patients, I urge you to ensure 340B hospitals are not empowered to continue abusing the program for profit and marking up the cost of medications at the expense of us all.
Thank you for your leadership and attention on this critical patient issue.
Sincerely,
[Signatory Name]
