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When it comes to healthcare, what’s at stake this legislative session? It’s the health of Illinois communities, large and small, urban, suburban and rural. Hospitals and Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) serve patients and communities throughout the state, with FQHCs providing essential primary care and hospitals providing lifesaving care around the clock.

Yet hospitals and FQHCs face increased costs—from supplies to staffing—just like everyday Americans challenged to make ends meet. What’s more, H.R. 1 will strip Illinois of up to $57 billion in federal Medicaid dollars over 10 years, leaving up to 500,000 vulnerable Illinoisans without health coverage.

Over 30 years ago, the federal government created the 340B Drug Pricing Program to help hospitals and FQHCs that serve many uninsured and low-income patients expand access to care and provide more comprehensive healthcare services. Recent drugmaker restrictions have made it difficult for hospitals and FQHCs to offer the services historically marginalized communities deserve.

With 340B savings, hospitals and FQHCs are investing in their communities. They’re offering free lifesaving health screenings, expanding critical healthcare services in underserved communities, providing free transportation to medical appointments, adding mobile clinics and new freestanding clinics, and more. Legislator support is critical to ensuring 340B survives and communities thrive—at NO cost to taxpayers and with NO budget appropriation needed. Stand with Illinois hospitals and FQHCs for 340B. Learn more.