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 |
|---|---|
| Adams Memorial Hospital | Decatur |
| Ascension St. Vincent Anderson | Anderson |
| Ascension St. Vincent Clay | Brazil |
| Ascension St. Vincent Evansville | Evansville |
| Ascension St. Vincent Indianapolis | Indianapolis |
| Ascension St. Vincent Randolph | Winchester |
| Ascension St. Vincent Salem | Salem |
| Ascension St. Vincent Warrick | Boonville |
| Ascension St. Vincent Williamsport | Williamsport |
| Cameron Memorial Community Hospital | Angola |
| Columbus Regional Hospital | Columbus |
| Community Health Network | Indianapolis |
| Community Hospital Anderson | Anderson |
| Community Hospital of Bremen | Bremen |
| Community Hospital of Indiana | Indianapolis |
| Community Hospital of Lagrange County | Lagrange |
| Community Hospital South | Indianapolis |
| Community Howard Regional Health | Kokomo |
| Daviess Community Hospital | Washington |
| Deaconess Hospital | Evansville |
| Decatur County Memorial Hospital | Greensburg |
| Elkhart General Hospital | Elkhart |
| Franciscan Health Indianapolis | Indianapolis |
| Franciscan Health Lafayette | Lafayette |
| Franciscan Health Michigan City | Michigan City |
| Franciscan Health Rensselaer | Rensselaer |
| Gibson General Hospital | Princeton |
| Good Samaritan Hospital | Vincennes |
| Greene County General Hospital | Linton |
| Harrison County Hospital | Corydon |
| Health And Hospital Corporation of Marion County | Indianapolis |
| Huntington Memorial Hospital | Huntington |
| Indiana University Health | Indianapolis |
| Indiana University Health Ball Memorial Hospital | Muncie |
| Indiana University Health Bedford | Bedford |
| IU Health Arnett Hospital | Lafayette |
| IU Health Bloomington Hospital | Bloomington |
| IU Health Frankfort Hospital | Frankfort |
| IU Health White Hospital | Monticello |
| Major Hospital | Shelbyville |
| Margaret Mary Community Hospital | Batesville |
| Marion General Hospital | Marion |
| Memorial Hospital Logansport | Logansport |
| Memorial Hospital of South Bend | South Bend |
| Norton - King's Daughters' Health | Madison |
| Parkview Hospital | Fort Wayne |
| Parkview Wabash Hospital | Wabash |
| Perry County Memorial Hospital | Tell City |
| Pulaski Memorial Hospital | Winamac |
| Putnam County Hospital | Greencastle |
| Reid Hospital & Health Care Services | Richmond |
| Rush Memorial Hospital | Rushville |
| Schneck Medical Center | Seymour |
| St. Catherine Hospital | East Chicago |
| St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center- South Bend | Mishawaka |
| St. Vincent Jennings Hospital | North Vernon |
| St. Vincent Mercy Hospital | Elwood |
| Sullivan County Community Hospital | Sullivan |
| The Methodist Hospitals | Gary |
| Union Hospital | Terre Haute |
| Union Hospital Clinton | Clinton |
| Woodlawn Hospital | Rochester |
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