In this episode of NEBGH Voices, Kim Thiboldeaux sits down with Shawn Gremminger, President and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions, to discuss the growing impact of the 340B Drug Pricing Program on employer-sponsored healthcare. Together, they explore how the program has evolved, its effect on pharmacy costs and transparency, and what employers can do to better understand and manage its impact on their health plans. Episode Resources: 340B Employer Cost Impact Calculator SPH study finds 340B drug discount program has expanded far beyond Congress’s original intent Stretching Scarce Authorizing Legislation as Far as Possible: A Legislative History of the 340B Drug Pricing Program NEBGH Voices is produced by: Deren Abram, Adria Subbiondo, and Christian Waugh

340B Under the Microscope – What Employers Need to Know About Rising Pharmacy Costs and Transparency

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Hello, everyone. I'm Kim Thiboldeaux, and welcome to this episode of NEBGH Voices. I'm delighted to have you with us today for a timely conversation on the 340B program and what it means for employers navigating pharmacy costs, transparency, and an increasingly complex healthcare landscape.

I'm pleased to welcome Sean Grimminger, President and CEO of the National Alliance of Healthcare Purchaser Coalitions. Sean brings deep policy expertise and extensive experience working with employers, coalitions, and policymakers to advance high-quality, affordable care and has been closely engaged in issues like 340B, the drug supply chain, and employer-sponsored coverage.

I'm also happy to share that NEBGH is a member of the National Alliance. Sean, thanks for joining the conversation today. Thanks so much, Kim. Delighted to be here. Well, so, Sean, let's jump in, but I think to start us off, can you briefly introduce the National Alliance to our audience and the role you play in representing employer coalitions across the country? Sure. Thanks so much. So, the National Alliance is a 501c6 trade association based here in beautiful Washington, D.C.

Our direct members are the 40-plus regional employer purchaser coalitions of which NEBGH is one. In fact, NEBGH is one of our largest and oldest members going back quite a few years now. You take NEBGH, we've got the Midwest Business Group on Health in Chicago, the Florida Alliance for Healthcare Value in Florida, Washington Health Alliance out in the Pacific Northwest.

All of them are a little bit different, but our role at the National Alliance is to help bring together the collective voice of employer purchaser coalitions, to serve those coalitions by bringing national perspective and sometimes educational programming, etc., and to advance policy, particularly at the federal level, although we do occasionally help coalitions at the state...

340B Under the Microscope – What Employers Need to Know About Rising Pharmacy Costs and Transparency

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340B Under the Microscope – What Employers Need to Know About Rising Pharmacy Costs and Transparency

Read the full transcript

The candid version is on a podcast, not the earnings call.

The candid version is on a podcast,
not the earnings call.