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 |
|---|---|
| Avera De Smet Memorial Hospital | De Smet |
| Avera Dells Area Hospital | Dell Rapids |
| Avera Flandreau Hospital | Flandreau |
| Avera Gregory Hospital | Gregory |
| Avera Hand County Memorial Hospital | Miller |
| Avera McKennan | Sioux Falls |
| Avera Missouri River Health Center | Gettysburg |
| Avera Queen of Peace | Mitchell |
| Avera Sacred Heart Hospital | Yankton |
| Avera St. Benedict Health Center | Parkston |
| Avera St. Mary's | Pierre |
| Avera Weskota Memorial Medical Center | Wessington Springs |
| Bennett County Hospital | Martin |
| Bowdle Hospital | Bowdle |
| Community Memorial Hospital | Burke |
| Community Memorial Hospital | Redfield |
| Coteau Des Prairies Hospital | Sisseton |
| Douglas County Memorial Hospital | Armour |
| Eureka Community Health Services | Eureka |
| Fall River Health Services | Hot Springs |
| Faulkton Area Medical Center | Faulkton |
| Freeman Regional Health Services | Freeman |
| Hans P Peterson Memorial Hospital | Philip |
| Huron Regional Medical Center | Huron |
| Landmann-Jungman Memorial Hospital | Scotland |
| Madison Community Hospital | Madison |
| Marshall County Memorial Hospital | Britton |
| Milbank Area Hospital Avera | Milbank |
| Mobridge Regional Hospital | Mobridge |
| Monument Health Custer Hospital | Custer |
| Monument Health Lead-Deadwood Hospital | Deadwood |
| Monument Health Rapid City Hospital | Rapid City |
| Monument Health Spearfish Hospital | Spearfish |
| Monument Health Sturgis Hospital | Sturgis |
| Pioneer Memorial Hospital & Health Services | Viborg |
| Platte Community Memorial Hospital | Platte |
| Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center | Canton |
| Sanford Chamberlain Medical Center | Chamberlain |
| Sanford Hospital Webster | Webster |
| Sanford Medical Center Clear Lake | Clear Lake |
| Sanford USD Medical Center | Sioux Falls |
| Sanford Vermillion Medical Center | Vermillion |
| St. Michael's Hospital | Tyndall |
| Wagner Community Memorial Hospital | Wagner |
| Winner Regional Healthcare Center | Winner |
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