HRSA Administrator Carol Johnson | Health Resources and Services Administration
HRSA Administrator Carol Johnson | Health Resources and Services Administration
Sixty-nine Missouri 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 Missouri hospitals participate in the 340B program?
| Hospital | City |
| Barnes-Jewish Hospital | St. Louis |
| SSM DePaul Health Center | Bridgeton |
| SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital | St. Louis |
| St. Louis Children's | St. Louis |
| Mercy Hospital | St. Louis |
| SSM St. Mary's Health Center | St. Louis |
| Hermann Area Hospital District | Hermann |
| Lake Regional Health System | Osage Beach |
| Missouri Baptist Sullivan Hospital | Sullivan |
| SSM Health St. Mary’s - Jefferson City | Jefferson City |
| SSM St. Joseph Health Center | St. Charles |
| University Of Missouri Health Care | Columbia |
| Washington County Memorial Hospital | Potosi |
| Cass Regional Medical Center | Harrisonville |
| Cedar County Memorial Hospital | El Dorado Springs |
| Citizens Memorial Hospital District | Bolivar |
| Cox Barton County Hospital | Lamar |
| Ellett Memorial Hospital Appleton | Appleton City |
| Golden Valley Memorial Hospital | Clinton |
| John Fitzgibbon Memorial Hospital | Marshall |
| Mercy Hospital Lebanon | Lebanon |
| Nevada City Hospital | Nevada |
| Western Missouri Medical Center | Warrensburg |
| St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City | Kansas City |
| The Children's Mercy Hospital | Kansas City |
| University Health Lakewood Medical Center | Kansas City |
| University Health Truman Medical Center | Kansas City |
| Carroll County Memorial Hospital | Carrollton |
| Community Hospital | Fairfax |
| Excelsior Springs Hospital | Excelsior Springs |
| General John J. Pershing Memorial Hospital | Brookfield |
| Harrison County Community Hospital | Bethany |
| Heartland Regional Medical Center | St. Joseph |
| Hedrick Medical Center Chillicothe | Chillicothe |
| Macon County Samaritan Memorial Hospital | Macon |
| Mercy Hospital Lincoln | Troy |
| Mosaic Medical Center Maryville | Maryville |
| Northwest Medical Center Association | Albany |
| Pike County Memorial Hospital | Louisiana |
| Putnam County Memorial Hospital | Unionville |
| Ray County Memorial Hospital | Richmond |
| Scotland County Hospital | Memphis |
| Sullivan County Memorial Hospital | Milan |
| Wright Memorial Hospital | Trenton |
| Cox Medical Center Branson | Branson |
| Cox Monett Hospital | Monett |
| Freeman Health System | Joplin |
| Freeman Neosho Hospital | Neosho |
| Lester E. Cox Medical Centers | Springfield |
| Mercy Hospital Aurora | Aurora |
| Mercy Hospital Carthage | Carthage |
| Mercy Hospital Cassville | Cassville |
| Mercy Hospital Joplin | Joplin |
| Mercy Hospital Springfield | Springfield |
| Iron County Hospital Pilot | Knob |
| Madison Medical Center | Fredericktown |
| Mercy Hospital Jefferson | Crystal City |
| Mercy St. Francis Hospital | Mountain View |
| Missouri Delta Medical Center | Sikeston |
| Ozarks Healthcare | West Plains |
| Parkland Health Center | Farmington |
| Pemiscot County Memorial | Hospital Hayti |
| Perry County Memorial Hospital | Perryville |
| Phelps County Regional Medical | Center Rolla |
| Salem Memorial Hospital | Salem |
| Southeast Health Center of Stoddard County | Dexter |
| St. Francis Medical Center | Cape Girardeau |
| Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital | Ste. Genevieve |
| Texas County Memorial Hospital | Houston |
Source: https://www.340bhealth.org/files/MO.pdf
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