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153 Texas hospitals participate in federal 340B Drug Pricing Program

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HRSA Administrator Carol Johnson | Health Resources and Services Administration

HRSA Administrator Carol Johnson | Health Resources and Services Administration

There are 153 Texas hospitals participating 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.

Which Texas hospitals participate in the 340B program?

HospitalCity
AdventHealth Central TexasKilleen
AdventHealth Rollins BrookLampasas
Ascension ProvidenceWaco
Ascension Seton Edgar B. DavisLuling
Ascension Seton Highland LakesBurnet
Ascension Seton Medical Center AustinAustin
Ascension Seton NorthwestAustin
Ascension Seton SmithvilleSmithville
Ballinger Memorial HospitalBallinger
Baptist Beaumont HospitalBeaumont
Baylor County Hospital DistrictSeymour
Baylor Medical Center at IrvingIrving
Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center - Fort WorthFort Worth
Baylor Scott & White Medical Center- TaylorTaylor
Baylor University Medical CenterDallas
Brownfield Regional Medical CenterBrownfield
CHI St. Joseph Health - Burleson HospitalCaldwell
CHI St. Luke's Health Memorial LufkinLufkin
Children’s Hospital of San AntonioSan Antonio
Children’s Medical Center DallasDallas
Children’s Medical Center PlanoPlano
Childress Regional Medical CenterChildress
Christus HospitalBeaumont
Christus Jasper Memorial HospitalJasper
Christus Mother Frances Hospital-Sulphur Springs - Christus Hopkins Health

Alliance

Sulphur Springs
Christus Mother Frances Hospital-TylerTyler
Christus Santa Rosa Hospital - San MarcosSan Marcos
Christus Spohn Hospital AliceAlice
Christus Spohn Hospital BeevilleBeeville
Christus Spohn Hospital Corpus Christi ShorelineCorpus Christi
Christus Spohn Hospital KlebergKingsville
Christus St. MichaelTexarkana
Citizens Medical CenterVictoria
Clay County Memorial HospitalHenrietta
Columbus Community HospitalColumbus
Comanche County Medical CenterComanche
Concho County HospitalEden
Cook Children’s Medical CenterFort Worth
Coon Memorial HospitalDalhart
Coryell County Memorial Hospital AuthorityGatesville
Covenant Children’s HospitalLubbock
Covenant Hospital LevellandLevelland
Covenant Hospital PlainviewPlainview
Crane Memorial HospitalCrane
Cuero Regional HospitalCuero
D.M. Cogdell Memorial HospitalSnyder
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central TexasAustin
Dell Seton Medical Center at The University of TexasAustin
Dimmit Regional Hospital DistrictCarrizo Springs
Driscoll Children’s HospitalCorpus Christi
El Paso Children’s HospitalEl Paso
Electra Memorial HospitalElectra
Faith Community HospitalJacksboro
Fannin County Hospital AuthorityBonham
Fisher County Hospital DistrictRotan
Frio Regional HospitalPearsall
Gonzales Healthcare SystemsGonzales
Good Shepherd Medical CenterLongview
Goodall-Witcher HospitalClifton
Grimes St. Joseph Health CenterNavasota
Guadalupe Regional Medical CenterSeguin
Hamilton General HospitalHamilton
Hansford County Hospital DistrictSpearman
Hardeman County HospitalQuanah
Harris Health System Ben Taub HospitalHouston
Haskell Memorial HospitalHaskell
Heart Of Texas Healthcare SystemBrady
Hendrick Medical CenterAbilene
Hendrick Medical Center BrownwoodBrownwood
Hereford Regional Medical CenterHereford
Hillcrest Baptist Medical CenterWaco
Houston Methodist Baytown HospitalBaytown
Houston Methodist West HospitalHouston
Houston Methodist Willowbrook HospitalHouston
Hunt Regional Medical CenterGreenville
Jackson County HospitalEdna
John Peter Smith HospitalFort Worth
Knapp Medical CenterWeslaco
Knox County HospitalKnox City
Lamb Healthcare CenterLittlefield
Lavaca Medical CenterHallettsville
Liberty Dayton Regional Medical CenterLiberty
Lillian M. Hudspeth Memorial HospitalSonora
Limestone Medical CenterGroesbeck
Lockney General Hospital DistrictLockney
Lynn County Hospital DistrictTahoka
Madison St. Joseph Health Care CenterMadisonville
Martin County Hospital DistrictStanton
Matagorda Regional Medical CenterBay City
McCamey County Hospital DistrictMcCamey
Medical Center HospitalOdessa
Medina County Hospital DistrictHondo
Memorial Hermann Hospital SystemHouston
Memorial Hermann Memorial City Medical CenterHouston
Memorial Hermann Northeast HospitalHumble
Memorial Hermann Sugar Land HospitalSugar Land
Memorial Hermann Texas Medical CenterHouston
Memorial HospitalDumas
Memorial Hospital-SeminoleSeminole
Memorial Medical CenterPort Lavaca
Memorial Medical Center-LivingstonLivingston
Methodist Charlton Medical CenterDallas
Methodist Dallas Medical CenterDallas
Midland Memorial HospitalMidland
Mission HospitalMission
Mitchell County Hospital DistrictColorado City
Mother Frances Hospital-JacksonvilleJacksonville
Mother Frances Hospital-WinnsboroWinnsboro
Muenster Memorial HospitalMuenster
North Austin Medical CenterAustin
North Runnels Hospital DistrictWinters
North Texas Medical CenterGainsville
Ochiltree General HospitalPerryton
Olney Hamilton Hospital DistrictOlney
Palacios Community Medical CenterPalacios
Palo Pinto General HospitalMineral Wells
Parkland Health and Hospital SystemDallas
Parkview HospitalWheeler
Parmer County Community HospitalFriona
Pecos County Memorial HospitalFort Stockton
Permian Regional Medical CenterAndrews
Plains Memorial HospitalDimmitt
Rankin County Hospital DistrictRankin
Reagan Memorial HospitalBig Lake
Reeves County Hospital DistrictPecos
Rolling Plains Memorial HospitalSweetwater
Santa Rosa HealthcareSan Antonio
Scott & White Hospital BrenhamBrenham
Scott And White Memorial HospitalTemple
Shannon Medical CenterSan Angelo
St. David’s Medical CenterAustin
St. Joseph Regional Health CenterBryan
Starr County Memorial HospitalRio Grande City
Sweeny Community HospitalSweeny
Swisher Memorial Healthcare SystemTulia
Texas Children’s HospitalHouston
Texas Health Arlington Memorial HospitalArlington
Texas Health DallasDallas
Texas Health Harris Methodist HospitalFort Worth
Throckmorton County Memorial HospitalThrockmorton
Titus Regional Medical CenterMt. Pleasant
United Regional Health Care SystemWichita Falls
University Health SystemSan Antonio
University Medical CenterLubbock
University Medical Center of El PasoEl Paso
University Of Texas Health Science Center at TylerTyler
University Of Texas Medical BranchGalveston
Uvalde Memorial HospitalUvalde
Val Verde Regional Medical CenterDel Rio
Ward Memorial HospitalMonahans
Winkler County Hospital DistrictKermit
Yoakum Community HospitalYoakum
Yoakum County HospitalDenver City

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