We Make For Poor Bandits: A Rural Pharmacist's Answer To The 340B 'Grift' John Mildenberger July 6, 2026

https://www.healthaffairs.org/content/forefront/we-make-poor-bandits-rural-pharmacist-s-answer-340b-grift?utm_campaign=forefront&utm_medium=email&_hsenc=p2ANqtz--com9vlH_66D3ubb2ft-Ufq7Sst099NbRRbvIzXYfCVk25BGdu26Uk5KlDBRJgNGXZlEiCCzTxlw2yCtwonOlfbS6juA&_hsmi=431087453&utm_source=well%20read Targeted transparency requirements, clearer guidance on contract pharmacy use, and stronger duplicate-discount safeguards would address 340B abuses without severing the lifeline that keeps rural and safety-net providers solvent.