06/19/2026
MHA opposes Eli Lilly’s decision to deny 340B drug discounts to hospitals not meeting its new claims data demands. This move undermines the 340B program’s critical role in helping safety-net hospitals provide affordable care to low-income and rural Mississippi patients.
We urge Lilly to reconsider and call on federal officials to protect the program.
Patient access must come first.
Eli Lilly will soon take the extraordinary step of denying 340B discounts under its unlawful claims data policy. This decision will undoubtedly harm America’s most vulnerable patients and communities, forcing hospitals to divert resources away from care and towards onerous and expensive administra...