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Restrictions To 340B Make Life Harder For Low-Income Residents – Pass HB 2371 SA 2
Why must House Bill 2371 SA 2 pass this session? Here are three key reasons:

1. No one should have to decide between paying for groceries or needed medications. Drugmaker restrictions to 340B are making life harder for low-income Illinoisans by limiting the number of pharmacies offering discounted drugs.

2. HB 2371 SA 2 does NOT require state or taxpayer funding. 340B drugmakers are required to provide discounted drugs to hospitals and health centers caring for high numbers of low-income patients.

3. With federal Medicaid cuts looming, up to 500,000 Illinoisans could lose health coverage. Illinois hospitals face closure or service line cuts, as one-third operate on negative margins every year.

HB 2371 SA 2 unanimously passed the Senate last spring. At a 340B rally last month, State Sen. Mattie Hunter said, “Across Illinois, families rely on a network of hospitals and community health centers that are there in their hardest moments. “I voted in favor of this bill because it protects access to care… Access to affordable care and medications is now more important than ever for working families, seniors and children. At a time when our state faces very tough financial pressures, this is a solution that strengthens care for patients without costing the state a single dollar.”

Patients and the providers caring for them urge House members to vote YES on HB 2371 SA 2. Learn more.