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[Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar]: eScholarship, University of California, 2013
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Englisch
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Dissertation, eScholarship, University of California, 2013
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Problem: " Hemophilia is a debilitating, incurable, potentially fatal and catastrophically expensive rare bleeding disorder. Care provided by the US network of 130 regionally organized Hemophilia Treatment Centers (HTC) reduces disorder related mortality, morbidity, and costs. Unfortunately, HTC funding streams and levels have diminished. To generate revenue to meet rising demands, over two-thirds of HTCs operate outpatient pharmacies using federally discounted "340B" prices. However, 340B programs in the HTC setting have never been evaluated. Little is known whether HTC 340B programs are working as intended