HRSA Administrator Carol Johnson | Health Resources and Services Administration
HRSA Administrator Carol Johnson | Health Resources and Services Administration
Sixty-eight Pennsylvania hospitals participate in the federal 340B drug pricing program.
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.
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Which Pennsylvania hospitals participate in the 340B program?
| Hospital | City |
| St. Luke’s Quakertown Hospital | Quakertown |
| Albert Einstein Medical Center | Philadelphia |
| Jefferson Health Northeast | Philadelphia |
| Kensington Hospital | Philadelphia |
| Nazareth Hospital | Philadelphia |
| St. Christophers Hospital for Children | Philadelphia |
| Temple University Hospital | Philadelphia |
| The Pennsylvania Hospital | Philadelphia |
| Thomas Jefferson University Hospital | Philadelphia |
| Penn Presbyterian Medical Center | Philadelphia |
| The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia | Philadelphia |
| The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia |
| Einstein Medical Center Montgomery | East Norriton |
| Holy Redeemer Hospital | Meadowbrook |
| St. Joseph Medical Center | Reading |
| Lankenau Medical Center | Wynnewood |
| Mercy Catholic Medical Center | Darby |
| Reading Hospital West | Reading |
| Lehigh Valley | Allentown |
| St. Luke’s Hospital | Bethlehem |
| St. Luke's Hospital- Anderson Campus | Easton |
| Community Medical Center | Scranton |
| Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center | Wilkes Barre |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital-Hazleton | Hazleton |
| Pocono Medical Center | East Stroudsburg |
| Wayne Memorial Hospital | Honesdale |
| Barnes Kasson County Hospital | Susquehanna |
| Geisinger Medical Center | Danville |
| Lehigh Valley Hospital - Schuylkill | Pottsville |
| Muncy Valley Hospital | Muncy |
| Robert Packer Hospital | Sayre |
| Williamsport Hospital & Medical Center | Williamsport |
| Penn State - Milton S. Hershey Medical Center | Hershey |
| Pinnacle Health Hospitals | Harrisburg |
| York Hospital | York |
| Lancaster General Hospital | Lancaster |
| UPMC - Presbyterian Shadyside | Pittsburgh |
| UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |
| UPMC Magee-Women’s Hospital | Pittsburgh |
| UPMC McKeesport | McKeesport |
| UPMC Mercy | Pittsburgh |
| West Penn Hospital | Pittsburgh |
| Altoona Regional Health System | Altoona |
| Fulton County Medical Center | McConnellsburg |
| Geisinger Lewistown Hospital | Lewistown |
| Penn Highlands Huntingdon | Huntingdon |
| Tyrone Hospital | Tyrone |
| Highlands Hospital | Connellsville |
| Somerset Hospital | Somerset |
| Uniontown Hospital | Uniontown |
| Armstrong County Memorial | Kittanning |
| Brookville Hospital | Brookville |
| Bucktail Medical Center | Renovo |
| Charles Cole Memorial Hospital | Coudersport |
| Dubois Regional Medical Center | Dubois |
| Elk Regional Health Center | St. Mary’s |
| Geisinger Jersey Shore Hospital | Jersey Shore |
| Punxsutawney Area Hospital | Punxsutawney |
| UPMC Northwest Hospital | Seneca |
| Warren General Hospital | Warren |
| Wellsboro | Wellsboro |
| Corry Memorial Hospital | Corry |
| Meadville Medical Center | Meadville |
| Millcreek Community Hospital | Erie |
| St. Vincent Health Center | Erie |
| Titusville Area Hospital | Titusville |
| UPMC Hamot | Erie |
| UPMC Horizon Hospital | Greenville |
Source: https://www.340bhealth.org/files/PA.pdf
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