Drug Channels News Roundup, July 2018: Amazon’s med-surg business, Naughty 340B hospitals, GoodRx pricing data, and CVS’s musical controversy

The lazy days of summer are here. Take some time off from the gross-to-net bubble and enjoy my curated collection of timely articles. This month:

  • A must-read Q&A on Amazon’s healthcare products distribution business
  • A new GAO study discovers that more than one in five 340B hospitals provides minimal charity and uncompensated care
  • Fresh data from GoodRx about the crazy variability in pharmacies’ prescription prices

Plus, The Wall Street Journal publishes some hard-hitting journalism about the controversial hold music played at CVS pharmacies.

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