HRSA Administrator Carol Johnson | Health Resources and Services Administration
HRSA Administrator Carol Johnson | Health Resources and Services Administration
This program is a federal initiative that enables eligible hospitals and healthcare organizations to purchase outpatient medications at significantly discounted prices.
Established in 1992, the program aims to provide financial relief to healthcare providers serving vulnerable populations, allowing them to stretch their scarce resources and reach more eligible patients.
Hospitals participating in the 340B program can use the savings to fund essential services and programs, such as free or low-cost medication assistance, expanded access to healthcare, and community outreach initiatives.
Participating hospitals, however, "often extend their 340B discounts to clinics in well-off communities, where they can charge privately insured patients more than those on Medicaid,” reported the Wall Street Journal.
"In some cases, the program appears to be bolstering profits in well-off areas more than it is underwriting services in less-privileged neighborhoods,” said the Journal article.
U.S. Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) introduced a bill in 2023 that he said would ensure "that organizations are transparent about how they use resources from” the 340B program.
"The 340B Drug Pricing Program is supposed to help low-income and uninsured Americans afford their medicine, but some are taking advantage of the program at the expense of vulnerable patients,” said Kennedy.
| Hospital | City |
|---|---|
| Annie Jeffrey Memorial County Health Center | Osceola |
| Antelope Memorial Hospital | Neligh |
| Avera Creighton Hospital | Creighton |
| Avera St. Anthony's Hospital | O'Neill |
| Beatrice Community Hospital | Beatrice |
| Boone County Health Center | Albion |
| Box Butte General Hospital | Alliance |
| Boys Town National Research Hospital | Boys Town |
| Brodstone Memorial Hospital | Superior |
| Brown County Hospital | Ainsworth |
| Bryan Medical Center | Lincoln |
| Butler County Health Care Center | David City |
| Callaway District Hospital | Callaway |
| Chadron Community Hospital & Health Services | Chadron |
| Chase County Community Hospital | Imperial |
| Cherry County Hospital | Valentine |
| CHI Health Creighton University Med Center-Bergan Mercy | Omaha |
| CHI Health Immanuel | Omaha |
| CHI Health Plainview | Plainview |
| CHI Health Schuyler | Schuyler |
| CHI Health St. Elizabeth | Lincoln |
| CHI Health St. Mary's | Nebraska City |
| Children’s Hospital & Medical Center | Omaha |
| Community Hospital | McCook |
| Community Medical Center | Falls City |
| Cozad Community Hospital | Cozad |
| Crete Area Medical Center | Crete |
| Dundy County Hospital | Benkelman |
| Fillmore County Hospital | Geneva |
| Garden County Health Services | Oshkosh |
| Genoa Community Hospital | Genoa |
| Gordon Memorial Hospital District | Gordon |
| Gothenburg Memorial Hospital | Gothenburg |
| Harlan County Health System | Alma |
| Henderson Health Care Services | Henderson |
| Howard County Medical Center | St. Paul |
| Jefferson Community Health & Life | Fairbury |
| Johnson County Hospital | Tecumseh |
| Kearney County Health Services | Minden |
| Kimball Health Services | Kimball |
| Lexington Regional Health Center | Lexington |
| Memorial Community Hospital | Blair |
| Memorial Hospital | Aurora |
| Memorial Hospital | Seward |
| Merrick Medical Center | Central City |
| Morrill County Community Hospital | Bridgeport |
| Nemaha County Hospital | Auburn |
| Ogallala Community Hospital | Ogallala |
| Osmond General Hospital | Osmond |
| Pawnee County Memorial Hospital | Pawnee City |
| Pender Community Hospital | Pender |
| Perkins County Health Services | Grant |
| Phelps Memorial Health Center | Holdrege |
| Providence Medical Center | Wayne |
| Regional West Medical Center | Scottsbluff |
| Rock County Hospital | Bassett |
| Saunders Medical Center | Wahoo |
| Sidney Regional Medical Center | Sidney |
| St. Francis Memorial Hospital | West Point |
| Syracuse Area Health | Syracuse |
| Thayer County Health Services | Hebron |
| The Nebraska Medical Center | Omaha |
| Tri Valley Health System | Cambridge |
| Valley County Health System | Ord |
| Warren Memorial Hospital | Friend |
| Webster County Community Hospital | Red Cloud |
| West Holt Memorial Hospital | Atkinson |
| York General Hospital | York |
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