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 County Regional Medical Center | Seaman |
| Adena Fayette Medical Center | Washington Court House |
| Adena Pike Medical Center | Waverly |
| Adena Regional Medical Center | Chillicothe |
| Ashtabula County Medical Center | Ashtabula |
| Atrium Medical Center | Middletown |
| Aultman Hospital | Canton |
| Aultman Orrville Hospital | Orrville |
| Barnesville Hospital | Barnesville |
| Bay Park Community Hospital | Oregon |
| Berger Hospital | Circleville |
| Bucyrus Community Hospital | Bucyrus |
| Children’s Hospital Medical Center | Cincinnati |
| Children’s Hospital Medical Center of Akron | Akron |
| Clermont Mercy Hospital | Batavia |
| Cleveland Clinic Hospital | Cleveland |
| Cleveland Clinic Mercy Hospital | Canton |
| Community Memorial Hospital | Hicksville |
| Dayton Children’s Hospital | Dayton |
| Defiance Regional Hospital | Defiance |
| East Liverpool City Hospital | East Liverpool |
| Euclid Hospital | Euclid |
| Fairview Hospital | Cleveland |
| Firelands Regional Medical Center | Sandusky |
| Fisher-Titus Medical Center | Norwalk |
| Fort Hamilton Hospital | Hamilton |
| Fostoria Community Hospital | Fostoria |
| Fulton County Health Center | Wauseon |
| Galion Community Hospital | Galion |
| Genesis Healthcare System | Zanesville |
| Grandview Hospital | Dayton |
| Grant Medical Center | Columbus |
| H. B. Magruder Memorial Hospital | Port Clinton |
| Hardin Memorial Hospital | Kenton |
| Harrison Community Hospital | Cadiz |
| Henry County Hospital | Napoleon |
| Highland District Hospital | Hillsboro |
| Hocking Valley Community Hospital | Logan |
| Holzer Gallipolis | Gallipolis |
| Holzer Medical Center-Jackson | Jackson |
| Kettering Memorial Hospital | Kettering |
| King’s Daughters Medical Center Ohio | Portsmouth |
| Knox Community Hospital | Mount Vernon |
| Licking Memorial Hospital | Newark |
| Lima Memorial Hospital | Lima |
| Lodi Community Hospital | Lodi |
| Lutheran Hospital | Cleveland |
| Madison Health | London |
| Marietta Memorial Hospital | Marietta |
| Marion General Hospital | Marion |
| Mary Rutan Hospital | Bellefontaine |
| Memorial Hospital | Fremont |
| Mercy Allen Hospital | Oberlin |
| Mercy Health - St. Vincent Medical Center | Toledo |
| Mercy Health- Regional Medical Center | Lorain |
| Mercy Memorial Hospital | Urbana |
| Mercy Willard Hospital | Willard |
| MetroHealth Medical Center | Cleveland |
| Miami Valley Hospital | Dayton |
| Morrow County Hospital | Mount Gilead |
| Mount Carmel Health | Columbus |
| Nationwide Children’s Hospital | Columbus |
| Obleness Memorial Hospital | Athens |
| OhioHealth Doctors Hospital | Columbus |
| OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital | Mansfield |
| Paulding County Hospital | Paulding |
| Selby General Hospital | Marietta |
| Shelby Memorial Hospital | Shelby |
| Soin Medical Center | Beavercreek |
| South Pointe Hospital | Warrensville Heights |
| Southeastern Ohio Regional Medical Center | Cambridge |
| Southern Ohio Medical Center | Portsmouth |
| Springfield Regional Medical Center | Springfield |
| St. Ann’s Hospital of Columbus | Westerville |
| St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center | Boardman |
| St. Elizabeth Health Center | Youngstown |
| St. Joseph Warren Hospital | Warren |
| St. Rita’s Medical Center | Lima |
| Summa Health System | Akron |
| Sycamore Hospital | Miamisburg |
| The Bellevue Hospital | Bellevue |
| The Good Samaritan Hospital of Cincinnati Ohio | Cincinnati |
| The Ohio State University Hospital | Columbus |
| The Toledo Hospital | Toledo |
| Trinity Hospital Holding Company | Steubenville |
| Trinity Hospital Twin City | Dennison |
| University Hospitals Conneaut Medical Center | Conneaut |
| University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center | Geneva |
| University Hospitals of Cleveland | Cleveland |
| University Hospitals Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital | Cleveland |
| University Of Cincinnati Medical Center | Cincinnati |
| University of Toledo Medical Center | Toledo |
| Wooster Community Hospital | Wooster |
| Wyandot Memorial Hospital | Upper Sandusky |
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