Silver State Times

There are 12 Nevada 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 Churchill Community Hospital	Fallon
Battle Mountain General Hospital	Battle Mountain
Boulder City Hospital	Boulder City
Carson Tahoe Regional Healthcare	Carson City
Carson Valley Medical Center	Gardnerville
Grover C. Dils Medical Center	Calient
Humboldt General Hospital	Winnemucca
Pershing General Hospital	Lovelock
Renown Regional Medical	Center Reno
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada	Las Vegas
William Bee Ririe Hospital	Ely