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 |
|---|---|
| Baptist Memorial Hospital - Tipton | Covington |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Memphis | Memphis |
| Baptist Memorial Hospital Union City | Union City |
| Blount Memorial Hospital | Maryville |
| Bristol Regional Medical Center | Bristol |
| Cookeville Regional Medical Center | Cookeville |
| Cumberland Medical Center | Crossville |
| East Tennessee Children’s Hospital | Knoxville |
| Erlanger Bledsoe Hospital | Pikeville |
| Erlanger Medical Center Sweetwater Hospital Association | Chattanooga Sweetwater |
| Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center | Knoxville |
| Franklin Woods Community Hospital | Johnson City |
| Greeneville Community Hospital | Greeneville |
| Hancock County Hospital | Sneedville |
| Hardin County General Hospital | Savannah |
| Henry County Medical Center | Paris |
| HH Health System - Lincoln | Fayetteville |
| Hickman Community Hospital | Centerville |
| Holston Valley Hospital & Medical Center | Kingsport |
| Indian Path Community Hospital | Kingsport |
| Jackson-Madison County General Hospital | Jackson |
| Johnson City Medical Center | Johnson City |
| Johnson County Community Hospital | Mountain City |
| LeConte Medical Center | Sevierville |
| Marshall Medical Center | Lewisburg |
| Maury Regional Hospital | Columbia |
| Methodist Healthcare - Memphis Hospitals | Memphis |
| Metro Nashville General Hospital | Nashville |
| Morristown-Hamblen Hospital | Morristown |
| Regional One Health | Memphis |
| Rhea Medical Center | Dayton |
| River Park Hospital | Mcminnville |
| St. Jude Children's Research Hospital | Memphis |
| St. Thomas Rutherford Hospital | Murfreesboro |
| Three Rivers Hospital | Waverly |
| Unity Medical Center | Manchester |
| University Of Tennessee Medical Center | Knoxville |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Bolivar Hospital | Bolivar |
| West Tennessee Healthcare Camden Hospital | Camden |
| West TN Healthcare Dyersburg Hospital | Dyersburg |
| West TN Healthcare Volunteer Hospital | Martin |
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