340B Drug Discount Program Pocket Card
The 340B Drug Discount Program was created in 1992 by Congress to help
uninsured or vulnerable patients access prescription medicines through
safety net facilities. As part of the program, manufacturers provide
steep, mandatory discounts on medicines to certain types of clinics and
hospitals as a condition of their medicines being covered by Medicaid.
Clinics eligible for the 340B program as part of a federal grant program
are required to reinvest any additional resources into services for the
vulnerable communities they serve, while current rules allow hospitals
participating in the program to profit by reselling discounted medicines
with no requirement to ensure patients benefit from the discounts.