Yesterday’s Senate HELP Committee hearing confirmed what a growing body of evidence has shown: the 340B program is being exploited by large hospitals and it is driving up costs for patients, taxpayers and employers. Big hospitals are buying medicines at steep discounts and marking them up by 1,000% or more. If patients aren’t benefiting, where is the money going? Testimony from Dr. Aditi Sen of the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office underscored that the 340B program incentivizes practices t