Changes to 340B program help small, rural hospitals

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Medicare reform has produced an unexpected crop of beneficiaries. Hundreds of rural and small urban hospitals are eligible to join the 340B drug discount program thanks to the 2003 Medicare law. Savings depend on the details of each hospital's drug spend, but more than half of 340B participants reported saving more than 30% in a recent survey.

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