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Tammy Baldwin: “One community health center in Wisconsin has said that under…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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'340B Will Only Become More Essential': Tammy Baldwin Calls For Rural Healthcare Protections

Published | Video Starts at 00:37

I've heard from hospitals and community health centers across Wisconsin that a rebate model would be disruptive to their finances and threaten their ability to continue to provide their current level of care and services. One community health center in Wisconsin has said that under the proposed pilot program, their upfront drug costs would increase by 2,360%. threatening their financial stability and, of course, patient care. I've heard similar concerns from hospitals, particularly from rural hospitals, and that they would struggle with millions more in additional upfront costs under a pilot program as proposed. (00:37–00:50)

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