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 |
|---|---|
| Adair County Health Center | Stilwell |
| Arbuckle Memorial Hospital | Sulphur |
| Atoka County Medical Center | Atoka |
| Beaver County Memorial Hospital | Beaver |
| Carnegie Tri-County Municipal Hospital | Carnegie |
| Cimarron Memorial Hospital | Boise City |
| Cleveland Area Hospital | Cleveland |
| Coal County | Coalgate |
| Comanche County Memorial Hospital | Lawton |
| Cordell Memorial Hospital | Cordell |
| Duncan Regional Hospital | Duncan |
| Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center | Poteau |
| Elkview General Hospital | Hobart |
| Fairview Regional Medical Center | Fairview |
| Great Plains Regional Medical Center | Elk City |
| Harper County Community Hospital | Buffalo |
| Haskell Regional Hospital | Stigler |
| Holdenville Hospital Authority | Holdenville |
| Integris Baptist Medical Center | Oklahoma City |
| Integris Bass Baptist Health Center | Enid |
| Integris Canadian Valley Hospital | Yukon |
| Integris Grove Hospital | Grove |
| Integris Miami Hospital | Miami |
| Integris Southwest Medical Center | Oklahoma City |
| Jackson County Memorial Hospital | Altus |
| Jane Phillips Nowata Health Center | Nowata |
| Jefferson County Hospital | Waurika |
| Mangum Regional Medical Center | Mangum |
| McAlester Regional Health Center | McAlester |
| McCurtain Memorial Hospital | Idabel |
| Mercy Health-Love County | Marietta |
| Mercy Hospital Ada | Ada |
| Mercy Hospital Ardmore | Ardmore |
| Mercy Hospital Healdton | Healdton |
| Mercy Hospital Kingfisher | Kingfisher |
| Mercy Hospital Logan County | Guthrie |
| Mercy Hospital OKC | Oklahoma City |
| Mercy Hospital Tishomingo | Tishomingo |
| Mercy Hospital Watonga | Watonga |
| Newman Memorial Hospital | Shattuck |
| Norman Regional Hospital | Norman |
| Northeastern Health System | Tahlequah |
| Okeene Municipal Hospital | Okeene |
| Oklahoma State University Medical Center Trust | Tulsa |
| OU Medical Center | Oklahoma City |
| Pawhuska Hospital | Pawhuska |
| Prague Regional Memorial Hospital | Prague |
| Roger Mills Memorial Hospital | Cheyenne |
| Seiling Municipal Hospital | Seiling |
| Share Medical Center | Alva |
| SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital - Midwest | Midwest City |
| SSM St. Anthony Hospital | Oklahoma City |
| St. Anthony Shawnee Hospital | Shawnee |
| St. Francis Hospital | Tulsa |
| St. Francis Hospital Muskogee | Muskogee |
| St. John Medical Center | Tulsa |
| St. John Sapulpa | Sapulpa |
| Stillwater Medical Center Authority | Stillwater |
| Weatherford Hospital Authority | Weatherford |
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