Granite State Times

There are 15 New Hampshire 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
Alice Peck Day Memorial Hospital	Lebanon
Androscoggin Valley Hospital	Berlin
Cheshire Medical Center	Keene
Concord Hospital - Franklin	Franklin
Cottage Hospital	Woodsville
Huggins Hospital	Wolfeboro
Littleton Regional Hospital	Littleton
Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital	Lebanon
Monadnock Community Hospital	Peterborough
Speare Memorial Hospital	Plymouth
The Memorial Hospital	North Conway
The New London Hospital	New London
Upper Connecticut Valley Hospital	Colebrook
Valley Regional Hospital	Claremont
Weeks Medical Center	Lancaster