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 Hendersonville | Hendersonville |
| Alamance Regional Medical Center | Burlington |
| Alleghany Memorial Hospital | Sparta |
| Ashe Memorial Hospital | Jefferson |
| Atrium Health Cleveland | Shelby |
| Atrium Health University City | Charlotte |
| Blue Ridge Healthcare Hospitals | Morganton |
| Cape Fear Valley Health System - Bladen County Hospital | Elizabethtown |
| Cape Fear Valley Medical Center | Fayetteville |
| Carolinas Medical Center | Charlotte |
| Catawba Valley Medical Center | Hickory |
| Charles A. Cannon Memorial Hospital | Linville |
| Chatham Hospital | Siler City |
| Columbus Regional Healthcare System | Whiteville |
| Duke Regional Hospital | Durham |
| Duke University Hospital | Durham |
| ECU Health Bertie Hospital | Windsor |
| ECU Health Chowan Hospital | Edenton |
| ECU Health Duplin Hospital | Kenansville |
| ECU Health Edgecombe Hospital | Tarboro |
| ECU Health Medical Center | Greenville |
| ECU Health North Hospital | Roanoke Rapids |
| ECU Health Roanoke-Chowan Hospital | Ahoskie |
| Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital | Murphy |
| FirstHealth Montgomery Memorial Hospital | Troy |
| FirstHealth Moore Regional Hospital | Pinehurst |
| Forsyth Memorial Hospital | Winston Salem |
| Gaston Memorial Hospital | Gastonia |
| Granville Medical Center | Oxford |
| Harnett Health System | Dunn |
| High Point Regional Health | High Point |
| J. Arthur Dosher Memorial Hospital | Southport |
| Johnston Health Services Corporation | Smithfield |
| Lenoir Memorial Hospital | Kinston |
| Nash Hospitals | Rocky Mount |
| North Carolina Baptist Hospital | Winston-Salem |
| Novant Health New Hanover Regional Medical Center | Wilmington |
| Novant Health Presbyterian Medical Center | Charlotte |
| Novant Health Thomasville Medical Center | Thomasville |
| Onslow Memorial Hospital | Jacksonville |
| Rowan Regional Hospital | Salisbury |
| Scotland Memorial Hospital | Laurinburg |
| Sentara Albemarle Regional Medical Center | Elizabeth City |
| St. Luke’s Hospital | Columbus |
| The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital | Greensboro |
| The Outer Banks Hospital | Nags Head |
| UNC Health Southeastern | Lumberton |
| UNC Hospitals | Chapel Hill |
| WakeMed | Raleigh |
| Washington Regional Medical Center | Plymouth |
| Watauga Medical Center | Boone |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | Goldsboro |
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