Golden State Today

One hundred and seventy-four California 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 California hospitals participate in the 340B program?

Hospital	City
Adventist Health And Rideout	Marysville
Banner Lassen Medical Center	Susanville
Enloe Medical Center	Chico
Fairchild Medical Center	Yreka
Mayers Memorial Hospital	Fall River Mills
Mercy Medical Center, Redding	Redding
Mercy Medical Center Mt. Shasta	Mount Shasta
Modoc Medical Center	Alturas
Orchard Hospital	Gridley
Oroville Hospital	Oroville
St. Elizabeth Community Hospital	Red Bluff
Adventist Health Howard Memorial	Willits
Adventist Health Ukiah Valley	Ukiah
Healdsburg Hospital	Healdsburg
Jerold Phelps Community Hospital	Garberville
Marin General Hospital	Greenbrae
Petaluma Valley Hospital	Petaluma
Redwood Memorial Hospital	Fortuna
St. Joseph Hospital Eureka	Crescent City
Sutter Coast Hospital	Santa Rosa
Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital	Weaverville
Trinity Hospital	Nevada
Barton Memorial Hospital South	Lake Tahoe
Mammoth Hospital	Mammoth Lakes
Northern Inyo Hospital	Bishop
Plumas District Hospital	Quincy
Seneca District Hospital	Chester
Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital	Grass Valley
Sutter Roseville Medical Center	Roseville
Tahoe Forest Hospital	Truckee
Adventist Health Clearlake Hospital	Clearlake
Adventist Health St. Helena	St. Helena
Queen Of The Valley Medical Center	Napa
Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital	Santa Rosa
Sutter Davis Hospital	Davis
Sutter Lakeside Hospital	Lakeport
Woodland Memorial Hospital	Woodland
Adventist Health Sonora	Sonora
John C. Fremont Healthcare District	Mariposa
Mark Twain Medical Center	San Andreas
Marshall Hospital Placerville	Modesto
Memorial Medical Center	Oakdale
Oak Valley District Hospital	Jackson
Sutter Amador Hospital	Carmichael
Mercy San Juan Medical Center	Branson
Mercy General Hospital	Sacremento
Methodist Hospital of Sacramento	Sacremento
Sutter Medical Center Sacramento	Sacremento
University Of California Davis Medical Center	Sacremento
NorthBay Health Medical Center	Fairfield
Sutter Delta Medical Center	Antioch
Sutter Solano Medical Center	Vallejo
Adventist Health Lodi Memorial	Lodi
Dameron Hospital Association	Stockton
San Joaquin General Hospital	French Camp
St. Joseph’s Medical Center	Stockton
Sutter Tracy Community Hospital	Tracy
Contra Costa Regional Medical Center	Martinez
John Muir Medical Center - Concord	Concord
California Pacific Medical Center Davies Campus	San Francisco
Chinese Hospital	San Francisco
CPMC Mission Bernal Campus	San Francisco
CPMC Van Ness Campus	San Francisco
St. Francis Memorial Hospital	San Francisco
St. Mary’s Medical Center	San Francisco
UCSF-Medical Center	San Francisco
Zuckerberg San Francisco General	San Francisco
Alameda Health System	Oakland
Alameda Hospital	Alameda
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center- Alta Bates Campus	Berkeley
Alta Bates Summit Medical Center- Summit Campus	Oakland
Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland	Oakland
Madera Community Hospital	Madera
Memorial Hospital Los Banos	Los Banos
Mercy Medical Center Merced	Merced
Eden Medical Center	Castro Valley
Valley Memorial Hospital	Pleasanton
Washington Hospital Healthcare System	Fremont
San Mateo Medical Center	San Mateo
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital	Palo Alto
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center	San Jose
Stanford Health Care	Stanford
George L. Mee Memorial Hospital	King City
Hazel Hawkins Mem. Hospital	Hollister
Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital	Salinas
Watsonville Community Hospital	Watsonville
Dominican Hospital	Santa Cruz
Adventist Health Bakersfield	Bakersfield
Adventist Health Medical Center Tehachapi	Tehachapi
Clovis Community Medical Center	Clovis
Kern Valley Healthcare District	Lake Isabella
Ridgecrest Regional Hospital	Ridgecrest
St. Agnes Medical Center	Fresno
Adventist Health Reedley	Reedley
Community Regional Medical Center	Fresno
Kaweah Health	Visalia
Adventist Medical Center	Hanford
Bakersfield Memorial Hospital	Bakersfield
Kern Medical Center	Bakersfield
Sierra View Medical Center	Porterville
Bear Valley Community Hospital	Big Bear
Loma Linda University Children’s Hospital	Loma Linda
Loma Linda University Medical Center	Loma Linda
Redlands Community Hospital	Redlands
San Bernardino Mountains Community Hospital District	Lake Arrowhead
St. Mary Medical Center	Apple Valley
Community Memorial Hospital Of San Buenaventura	Ventura
Lompoc Healthcare District	Lompoc
Marian Medical Center	Santa Maria
Ojai Valley Community Hospital	Ojai
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital	Santa Barbara
Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital	Solvang
Ventura County Medical Center	Ventura
Colorado River Medical Center	Needles
El Centro Regional Medical Center	El Centro
Pioneers Memorial Hospital	Brawley
San Gorgonio Memorial	Banning
St. John’s Regional Medical Center	Oxnard
Antelope Valley Medical Center	Lancaster
Huntington Hospital	Pasadena
USC Arcadia Hospital	Arcada
Northridge Hospital Medical Center	Northridge
Olive View Medical Center	Sylmar
Providence Holy Cross Medical Center	Mission Hills
Valley Presbyterian Hospital	Van Nuys
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center	Los Angeles
Children’s Hospital of Los Angeles	Los Angeles
Glendale Adventist Medical Center	Glendale
Glendale Memorial Hospital & Health Center	Glendale
Providence St. Joseph Medical Center	Burbank
City of Hope National Medical Center	Duarte
Emanate Health Medical Center	Covina
Providence Cedars Sinai Tarzana Medical Center	Tarzana
Arrowhead Regional Medical Center	Colton
Community Hospital of San Bernardino	San Bernardino
St. Bernardine Medical Center	San Bernardino
Adventist Health White Memorial	Los Angeles
Good Samaritan Hospital	Los Angeles
Keck Hospital of USC	Los Angeles
Los Angeles County Department of Health Services - USC Medical Center	Los Angeles
USC Norris Cancer Hospital	Los Angeles
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center	Pomona
San Antonio Regional Hospital	Upland
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center Torrance	Torrance
Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center	Los Angeles
UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center	Santa Monica
California Hospital Medical Center	Los Angeles
Beverly Community Hospital	Montebello
PIH Health Whittier Hospital	Whittier
Riverside University Health System	Moreno Valley
Mission Hospital Reg Medical Center	Mission Viejo
Catalina Island Medical Center	Avalon
PIH Health Downey Hospital	Downey
Rancho Los Amigos National Rehabilitation Center	Downey
St. Mary Medical Center	Long Beach
Los Angeles County (LAC)	Torrence
MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center	Long Beach
MemorialCare Miller Children’s and Women’s Hospital Long Beach	Long Beach
Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center San Pedro	San Pedro
Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center	Fountain Valley
St. Jude Medical Center Fullerton	Fullerton
Children’s Hospital of Orange County	Orange County
St. Joseph Hospital of Orange	Orange
UCI Medical Center	Orange
Loma Linda University Medical Center – Murrieta	Murrieta
Palomar Medical Center Poway	Poway
Tri-City Medical Center	Oceanside
Palomar Medical Center Escondido	Escondido
Scripps Mercy Hospital	San Diego
UCSD Medical Center	San Diego
Grossmont Hospital	La Mesa
Rady Children’s Hospital - San Diego	San Diego
Sharp Memorial Hospital	San Diego
Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center	Chula Vista

Source: https://www.340bhealth.org/files/CA.pdf