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 |
|---|---|
| AdventHealth Manchester | Manchester |
| ARH Mary Breckinridge Health Services | Barbourville |
| ARH Our Lady of The Way | Martin |
| Baptist Health Corbin | Corbin |
| Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville | Madisonville |
| Baptist Health Hardin | Elizabethtown |
| Baptist Health Lagrange | La Grange |
| Baptist Health Lexington | Lexington |
| Baptist Health Paducah | Paducah |
| Baptist Health Richmond | Richmond |
| Breckinridge Health | Hardinsburg |
| Caldwell County Hospital | Princeton |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital | Carrollton |
| Casey County Hospital | Liberty |
| Cumberland County Hospital | Burkesville |
| Deaconess Henderson Hospital | Henderson |
| Deaconess Union County Hospital | Morganfield |
| Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center | Danville |
| Fort Logan Hospital | Stanford |
| Harlan ARH Hospital | Harlan |
| Harrison Memorial Hospital | Cynthiana |
| Hazard ARH Regional Medical Center | Hazard |
| Highlands ARH Regional Medical Center | Prestonsburg |
| James B Haggin Memorial Hospital | Harrodsburg |
| Jane Todd Crawford Hospital | Greensburg |
| Jennie Stuart Medical Center | Hopkinsville |
| King’s Daughters Medical Center | Ashland |
| Livingston Hospital and Healthcare Services | Salem |
| Marshall County Hospital | Benton |
| Mary Breckinridge ARH Hospital | Hyden |
| McDowell ARH Hospital | McDowell |
| Mercy Health Lourdes Hospital | Paducah |
| Mercy Health-Marcum & Wallace Hospital | Irvine |
| Middlesboro ARH Hospital | Middlesboro |
| Monroe County Medical Center | Tompkinsville |
| Morgan County ARH Hospital | West Liberty |
| Murray-Calloway Public Hospital | Murray |
| Norton Hospitals | Louisville |
| Ohio County Hospital | Hartford |
| Owensboro Health | Owensboro |
| Owensboro Health Twin Lakes Regional Medical Center | Leitchfield |
| Paintsville ARH Hospital | Paintsville |
| Pikeville Medical Center | Pikeville |
| Pineville Community Hospital | Pineville |
| Rockcastle Hospital & Respiratory Care Center | Mt. Vernon |
| Russell County Hospital | Russell Springs |
| St. Claire Medical Center | Morehead |
| St. Elizabeth Fort Thomas | Fort Thomas |
| St. Elizabeth Healthcare | Edgewood |
| St. Elizabeth Healthcare Grant County | Williamstown |
| St. Joe. - Flaget | Bardstown |
| St. Joseph Berea Hospital | Berea |
| St. Joseph East | Lexington |
| St. Joseph Health System | London |
| St. Joseph Mount Sterling | Mt. Sterling |
| T.J. Health Columbia | Columbia |
| T.J. Samson Community Hospital | Glasgow |
| Taylor County Hospital District | Campbellsville |
| The Medical Center - Bowling Green | Bowling Green |
| The Medical Center at Albany | Albany |
| The Medical Center at Caverna | Horse Cave |
| The Medical Center at Franklin | Franklin |
| The Medical Center at Scottsville | Scottsville |
| Trigg County Hospital | Cadiz |
| Tug Valley ARH Regional Medical Center | South Williamson |
| University Of Kentucky | Lexington |
| University Of Louisville Hospital | Louisville |
| UofL Health -- Louisville | Louisville |
| Wayne County Hospital | Monticello |
| Whitesburg ARH Hospital | Whitesburg |
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