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 Durand | Durand |
| Amery Regional Medical Center | Amery |
| Ascension All Saints Hospital | Racine |
| Ascension Calumet Hospital | Chilton |
| Ascension NE Wisconsin - St. Elizabeth Hospital Campus | Appleton |
| Ascension SE Wisconsin Hospital | Milwaukee |
| Ascension St. Francis Hospital | Milwaukee |
| Ascension St. Mary's Hospital | Wittenberg |
| Aspirus Eagle River Hospital & Clinics | Eagle River |
| Aspirus Langlade Hospital | Antigo |
| Aspirus Medford Hospital & Clinics | Medford |
| Aspirus Merrill Hospital & Clinics | Merrill |
| Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital | Rhinelander |
| Aspirus Stanley Hospital & Clinics | Stanley |
| Aspirus Wausau Hospital | Wausau |
| Aurora Health Care Metro | Milwaukee |
| Aurora Medical Center of Oshkosh | Oshkosh |
| Aurora Sheboygan Memorial Medical Center | Sheboygan |
| Aurora West Allis Medical Center | West Allis |
| Bellin Health Oconto Hospital | Oconto |
| Black River Memorial Hospital | Black River Falls |
| Burnett Medical Center | Grantsburg |
| Children's Hospital of Wisconsin | Milwaukee |
| Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital Milwaukee | Milwaukee |
| Cumberland Memorial Hospital | Cumberland |
| Door County Memorial Hospital | Sturgeon Bay |
| Edgerton Hospital & Health Services | Edgerton |
| Flambeau Hospital | Park Falls |
| Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital | Milwaukee |
| Grant Regional Health Center | Lancaster |
| Gundersen Lutheran Medical Center | La Crosse |
| Hayward Area Memorial Hospital and Water's Edge | Hayward |
| Hudson Hospital | Hudson |
| Indianhead Medical Center | Shell Lake |
| Lakeview Medical Center | Rice Lake |
| Marshfield Medical Center | Marshfield |
| Marshfield Medical Center Ladysmith | Ladysmith |
| Mayo Clinic Health System - Oakridge | Osseo |
| Mayo Clinic Health System - Red Cedar | Menomonie |
| Mayo Clinic Health System Northland | Barron |
| MCHS Eau Claire Hospital | Eau Claire |
| MCHS Franciscan Healthcare | La Crosse |
| Memorial Hospital of Boscobel | Boscobel |
| Memorial Hospital of Lafayette County | Darlington |
| Memorial Medical Center | Ashland |
| Memorial Medical Center | Neillsville |
| Mercy Health System Corporation | Janesville |
| Mercy Walworth Hospital | Lake Geneva |
| Meriter Health Services | Madison |
| Mile Bluff Medical Center | Mauston |
| Moundview Memorial Hospital and Clinics | Friendship |
| Osceola Medical Center | Osceola |
| Prairie Du Chien Memorial Hospital Association | Prairie Du Chien |
| Prairie Ridge Health | Columbus |
| Reedsburg Area Medical Center | Reedsburg |
| Ripon Medical Center | Ripon |
| River Falls Area Hospital | River Falls |
| Sacred Heart Hospital | Eau Claire |
| Southwest Health Center | Platteville |
| Spooner Health System | Spooner |
| St. Clare Memorial Hospital | Oconto Falls |
| St. Croix Regional Medical Center | St. Croix Falls |
| St. Joseph's Health Services-Gundersen Lutheran | Hillsboro |
| St. Joseph's Hospital | Chippewa Falls |
| St. Mary’s Hospital of Superior | Superior |
| St. Vincent Hospital of the Hospital Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis | Green Bay |
| Stoughton Hospital | Stoughton |
| The Richland Hospital | Richland Center |
| ThedaCare Medical Center - New London | New London |
| ThedaCare Medical Center - Waupaca | Waupaca |
| ThedaCare Medical Center Berlin | Berlin |
| ThedaCare Medical Center Wild Rose | Wild Rose |
| ThedaCare Regional Medical Center | Neenah |
| Tomah Memorial Hospital | Tomah |
| Tri-County Memorial Hospital | Whitehall |
| University Of WI Hospitals & Clinics | Madison |
| Upland Hills Health | Dodgeville |
| Vernon Memorial Hospital | Viroqua |
| Waupun Memorial Hospital | Waupun |
| Western Wisconsin Health | Baldwin |
| Westfields Hospital | New Richmond |
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