Grand Canyon Times

There are 34 Arizona 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.

Hospital	City
Banner - University Medical Center Tucson	Tucson
Banner – University Medical Center Phoenix	Phoenix
Banner – University Medical Center South	Tucson
Banner Casa Grande Medical Center	Casa Grande
Banner Desert Medical Center	Mesa
Banner Estrella Medical Center	Phoenix
Banner Gateway Medical Center	Gilbert
Banner Ironwood Medical Center	Queen Creek
Banner Payson Medical Center	Payson
Banner Thunderbird Medical Center	Glendale
Benson Hospital	Benson
Chandler Regional Medical Center	Chandler
Cobre Valley Regional Medical Center	Globe
Copper Queen Community Hospital	Bisbee
Flagstaff Medical Center	Flagstaff
HonorHealth Deer Valley Medical Center	Phoenix
HonorHealth John C. Lincoln Medical Center	Phoenix
HonorHealth Scottsdale Osborn Medical Center	Scottsdale
Kingman Regional Medical Center	Kingman
La Paz Regional Hospital	Parker
Little Colorado Medical Center	Winslow
Maricopa County Special Health Care District	Phoenix
Mercy Gilbert Medical Center	Gilbert
Mt. Graham Regional Medical Center	Safford
Northern Cochise Community Hospital	Willcox
Page Hospital	Page
Phoenix Children’s Hospital	Phoenix
St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center	Phoenix
Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center	Show Low
Tucson Medical Center	Tucson
Verde Valley Medical Center	Cottonwood
White Mountain Regional Hospital	Springerville
Wickenburg Community Hospital	Wickenburg
Yuma Regional Medical Center	Yuma