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 |
|---|---|
| Abbeville General Hospital | Abbeville |
| Abrom Kaplan Memorial Hospital | Kaplan |
| Acadia General Hospital | Crowley |
| Acadia-St. Landry Hospital | Church Point |
| Allen Parish Hospital | Kinder |
| Baton Rouge General Medical Center | Baton Rouge |
| Bayou Region - Ochsner Health | Raceland |
| Beauregard Memorial Hospital | Deridder |
| Bunkie General Hospital | Bunkie |
| Children's Hospital | New Orleans |
| Christus Coushatta Health Care Center | Coushatta |
| Christus Lake Area Hospital | Lake Charles |
| Christus Shreveport-Bossier Health System | Shreveport |
| Christus St. Frances Cabrini Hospital | Alexandria |
| Desoto Regional Health System | Mansfield |
| East Carroll Parish Hospital | Lake Providence |
| Franklin Foundation Hospital | Franklin |
| Franklin Medical Center | Winnsboro |
| Hardtner Medical Center | Olla |
| Hood Memorial Hospital | Amite |
| Iberia Medical Center | New Iberia |
| Jackson Parish Hospital | Jonesboro |
| Lady Of the Sea General Hospital | Cut Off |
| Lafayette General Medical Center | Lafayette |
| Lake Charles Memorial Hospital | Lake Charles |
| Lallie Kemp Regional Medical Center | Independence |
| Lane Regional Medical Center | Zachary |
| Lasalle General Hospital | Jena |
| Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center | Houma |
| Madison Parish Hospital | Tallulah |
| Morehouse General Hospital | Bastrop |
| Natchitoches Regional Medical Center | Natchitoches |
| New Orleans East Hospital | New Orleans |
| North Caddo Medical Center | Vivian |
| North Oaks Medical Center | Hammond |
| Ochnser LSU Health - St. Mary Medical Center | Shreveport |
| Ochsner American Legion Hospital | Jennings |
| Ochsner Clinic Foundation | New Orleans |
| Ochsner LSU Health – Monroe Medical Center | Monroe |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Baton Rouge | Baton Rouge |
| Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner | Kenner |
| Ochsner St. Mary | Morgan City |
| Opelousas General Hospital | Opelousas |
| Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center | Lafayette |
| Our Lady of the Angels Hospital | Bogalusa |
| Our Lady of The Lake Hospital Regional Medical Center | Baton Rouge |
| Pointe Coupee General Hospital | New Roads |
| Prevost Memorial Hospital | Donaldsonville |
| Reeves Memorial Medical Center | Bernice |
| Richardson Medical Center | Rayville |
| Richland Parish Hospital | Delhi |
| Riverside Medical Center | Franklinton |
| Savoy Medical Center | Mamou |
| Slidell Memorial Hospital | Slidell |
| Springhill Medical Center | Springhill |
| St. Bernard Parish Hospital | Chalmette |
| St. Charles Parish Hospital | Luling |
| St. Francis Medical Center | Monroe |
| St. Helena Parish Hospital | Greensburg |
| St. James Parish Hospital | Lutcher |
| St. Martin Hospital | Breaux Bridge |
| St. Patrick Hospital | Lake Charles |
| St. Tammany Parish Hospital | Covington |
| Terrebonne General Health System | Houma |
| The General | Baton Rouge |
| Thibodaux Regional Health System | Thibodaux |
| Touro Infirmary | New Orleans |
| Trinity Medical | Ferriday |
| Tulane University Hospital & Clinics | New Orleans |
| Union General Hospital | Farmerville |
| University Health Shreveport | Shreveport |
| University Hospital and Clinics | Lafayette |
| University Medical Center New Orleans | New Orleans |
| West Calcasieu-Cameron Hospital | Sulphur |
| West Feliciana Parish Hospital | St. Francisville |
| West Jefferson Medical Center | Marrero |
| Willis Knighton Medical Center | Shreveport |
| Woman's Hospital | Baton Rouge |
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