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 Gordon | Calhoun |
| Appling General Hospital | Baxley |
| Atrium Health Floyd Medical Center | Rome |
| Atrium Health Floyd Polk Medical Center | Cedartown |
| AU Medical Center | Augusta |
| Bacon County Hospital and Health System | Alma |
| Bleckley Memorial Hospital | Cochran |
| Brooks County Hospital | Quitman |
| Camden Medical Center | St. Marys |
| Candler County Hospital | Metter |
| Candler Hospital | Savannah |
| Chatuge Regional Hospital | Hiawassee |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston | Atlanta |
| Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Scottish Rite | Atlanta |
| Clinch Memorial Hospital | Homerville |
| Coffee Regional Medical Center | Douglas |
| Coliseum Medical Centers | Macon |
| Colquitt Regional Medical Center | Moultrie |
| Crisp Regional Hospital | Cordele |
| Dodge County Hospital | Eastman |
| Dorminy Medical Center | Fitzgerald |
| Effingham Health System | Springfield |
| Emanuel Medical Center | Swainsboro |
| Emory Decatur Hospital | Decatur |
| Emory Hillandale Hospital | Lithonia |
| Emory University Hospital Midtown | Atlanta |
| Grady Memorial Hospital | Atlanta |
| Habersham Medical Center | Demorest |
| Hamilton Medical Center | Dalton |
| Higgins General Hospital | Bremen |
| Houston Medical Center | Warner Robins |
| Irwin County Hospital | Ocilla |
| Jasper Memorial Hospital | Monticello |
| Jeff Davis Hospital | Hazlehurst |
| Jefferson Hospital | Louisville |
| John D Archbold Memorial Hospital | Thomasville |
| Liberty Regional Medical Center | Hinesville |
| Medical Center of Central Georgia | Macon |
| Medical Center of Peach County | Byron |
| Memorial Hospital and Manor | Bainbridge |
| Miller County Hospital | Colquitt |
| Mitchell County Hospital | Camilla |
| Monroe County Hospital | Forsyth |
| Morgan Medical Center | Madison |
| Navicent Health Oconee | Milledgeville |
| Northeast Georgia Medical Center | Gainesville |
| Northside Hospital | Atlanta |
| Northside Hospital Gwinnett | Lawrenceville |
| Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital | Albany |
| Phoebe Sumter Medical Center | Americus |
| Phoebe Worth Medical Center | Sylvester |
| Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center | Athens |
| Piedmont Columbus Regional Midtown | Columbus |
| Piedmont Henry Hospital | Stockbridge |
| Piedmont Newton Hospital | Covington |
| Piedmont Rockdale Hospital | Conyers |
| Putnam General Hospital | Eatonton |
| R. J. Taylor Memorial Hospital | Hawkinsville |
| South Georgia Medical Center | Valdosta |
| Southeast Georgia Regional Medical Center | Brunswick |
| Southern Regional Medical Center | Riverdale |
| St. Mary's Good Samaritan | Greensboro |
| St. Mary's Sacred Heart Hospital | Lavonia |
| St. Mary’s Health Care System | Athens |
| Tanner Medical Center/Villa Rica | Villa Rica |
| Tift Regional Health System | Tifton |
| Union General Hospital | Blairsville |
| Upson County Hospital | Thomaston |
| Washington County Regional Medical Center | Sandersville |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | Jesup |
| Wellstar Cobb Hospital | Austell |
| Wellstar Spalding Regional Hospital | Griffin |
| Wellstar Sylvan Grove Hospital | Jackson |
| Wellstar West Georgia Medical Center | Lagrange |
| Wills Memorial Hospital | Washington |
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