What is 340B and how does it impact hospitals’ bottom line

What is 340B and how does it impact hospitals’ bottom line

A somewhat obscure federal program designed to reduce drug prices for health providers is getting scrutiny from lawmakers this year, with many questioning whether those savings are being used effectively for underserved patients.

What is 340B and how does it impact hospitals’ bottom line? • Indiana Capital Chronicle

(Joe Raedle/Getty Images)A somewhat obscure federal program designed to reduce drug prices for health providers is getting scrutiny from lawmakers this year, with many questioning whether those savings are being used effectively for underserved patients.  As designed, the 340B program requires participating manufacturers to sell discounted drugs to providers seeing low-income and underserved populations. Between 2005 and 2023, the program’s tota…

Analysis of Hospital Mergers and Acquisitions and 340B Status

Background In January 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an update to the Hospital Change of Ownership (CHOW) dataset, which provides information on hospital ownership changes, including mergers and acquisitions (M&A) from 2016 to 2024. Avalere Health had previously found that buyer hospitals were more likely than the national average to be 340B covered entities. To explore the most recent M&A trends among certain …