Eli Lilly suspends access to drug discounts for some hospitals

By: Mackenzi Klemann

Outlets: Indiana Capital Chronicle

Published: June 24, 2026

Words: 948

Last Updated: 3 weeks, 1 day ago

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Drugmaker Eli Lilly and Co. is restricting access to a drug discount program intended for safety-net hospitals in a move the company says is needed to identify waste, fraud and abuse.

The Indianapolis-based pharmaceutical company now requires hospitals to submit insurance claims data for in-house pharmacy dispensing to qualify for discount pricing through the federal 340B program — an expansion of the company’s long-standing reporting requirements.

“That data is necessary to identify unlawful duplicate discounts, …

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