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 Heart of Florida | Davenport |
| AdventHealth Ocala | Ocala |
| AdventHealth Orlando | Orlando |
| AdventHealth Tampa | Tampa |
| Baptist Hospital | Pensacola |
| Baptist Hospital of Miami | Miami |
| Baptist Medical Center | Jacksonville |
| Bayfront Health St. Petersburg | St. Petersburg |
| Bethesda Hospital | Boynton Beach |
| Broward Health Medical Center | Fort Lauderdale |
| Broward Health North | Pompano Beach |
| Calhoun-Liberty Hospital | Blountstown |
| Coral Springs Medical Center | Coral Springs |
| Doctors Hospital | Coral Gables |
| Doctors Memorial | Perry |
| Doctors Memorial Hospital | Bonifay |
| Fishermen's Hospital | Marathon |
| George E. Weems Memorial Hospital | Apalachicola |
| Halifax Health Medical Center | Daytona Beach |
| Hendry Regional Medical Center | Clewiston |
| Homestead Hospital | Homestead |
| Indian River Memorial Hospital | Vero Beach |
| Jackson Health System | Miami |
| Jackson Hospital | Marianna |
| Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital | St. Petersburg |
| Lakeland Regional Med Center | Lakeland |
| Lee Memorial Hospital | Fort Myers |
| Madison City Memorial Hospital | Madison |
| Mariners Hospital | Tavernier |
| Medical Center of Deltona | Deltona |
| Memorial Hospital Miramar | Miramar |
| Memorial Hospital Pembroke | Pembroke Pines |
| Memorial Hospital West | Pembroke Pines |
| Memorial Regional Hospital | Hollywood |
| Morton Plant Hospital | Clearwater |
| Morton Plant North Bay Hospital | New Port Richey |
| Mount Sinai Medical Center | Miami Beach |
| Nemours Children’s Hospital | Orlando |
| Nicklaus Children's Hospital | Miami |
| Orlando Health | Orlando |
| Sacred Heart Health System | Pensacola |
| Sacred Heart Hospital on The Emerald | Destin |
| Shands Jacksonville Medical Center | Jacksonville |
| Shands Teaching Hospital and Clinics | Gainesville |
| South Florida Baptist Hospital | Plant City |
| South Miami Hospital | South Miami |
| St. Anthony’s Hospital | St. Petersburg |
| St. Joseph's Hospital | Tampa |
| St. Vincent’s Medical Center Southside | Jacksonville |
| Tallahassee Memorial Healthcare | Tallahassee |
| Tampa General Hospital | Tampa |
| University Of Miami Hospital and Clinics | Miami |
| West Kendall Baptist Hospital | Miami |
| Winter Haven Hospital | Winter Haven |
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