Government Policies- 340B 2 There’s no such thing as a free lunch, they are often the most expensive. There is also no such thing as free prescription medications. The federal government offers a benefit in lieu of policies that would address the problems with the nation’s health care system. The 340B drug discount program is an example of the free lunch mentality.

The U.S. health care system is very fatally flawed through retail prices for prescription medications those are way too expensive for some people to afford. In 1992 the 340B program was created by President George H.W. Bush an...

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