Centennial State News

There are 63 Colorado 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
Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center	La Junta
Aspen Valley Hospital District	Aspen
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center	Fort Collins
Centura Avista Adventist Hospital	Louisville
Centura Longmont United Hospital	Longmont
Centura Mercy Hospital	Durango
Centura Porter Adventist Hospital	Denver
Centura St. Anthony North Hospital	Westminster
Centura St. Elizabeth Hospital	Fort Morgan
Centura St. Mary-Corwin Hospital	Pueblo
Centura St. Thomas More Hospital	Canon City
Chco-Colorado Springs	Colorado Springs
Children's Hospital Colorado	Aurora
Community Hospital	Grand Junction
Delta Health	Delta
Denver Health Medical Center	Denver
East Morgan County Hospital	Brush
Estes Park Health	Estes Park
Family Health West Hospital	Fruita
Grand River Hospital District	Rifle
Gunnison Valley Hospital	Gunnison
Haxtun Hospital District	Haxtun
Heart Of the Rockies Regional Medical Center	Salida
Keefe Memorial Hospital	Cheyenne Wells
Kit Carson County Memorial Hospital	Burlington
Kremmling Memorial Hospital District	Kremmling
Lincoln Community Hospital	Hugo
Lutheran Medical Center	Wheat Ridge
Melissa Memorial Hospital	Holyoke
Memorial Health System	Colorado Springs
Montrose Memorial Hospital	Montrose
National Jewish Medical and Research Center	Denver
North Colorado Medical Center	Greeley
Parkview Medical Center	Pueblo
Penrose/St. Francis Healthcare	Colorado Springs
Pikes Peak Regional Hospital	Woodland Park
Pioneers Medical Center	Meeker
Platte Valley Medical Center	Brighton
Poudre Valley Hospital	Ft. Collins
Prowers Medical Center	Lamar
Rangely Hospital District	Rangely
Rio Grande Hospital	Del Norte
San Luis Valley Regional Medical Center	Alamosa
Sedgwick County Hospital & Nursing Home	Julesburg
Southeast Colorado Hospital	Springfield
Southwest Memorial Hospital	Cortez
Spanish Peaks Regional Health Center	Walsenburg
St. Anthony Hospital	Lakewood
St. Anthony Summit Medical Center	Frisco
St. Joseph Hospital	Denver
St. Mary's Hospital & Medical Center	Grand Junction
Sterling Regional MedCenter	Sterling
The Memorial Hospital	Craig
Trinidad Area Health Association	Trinidad
UCHealth Broomfield Hospital	Broomfield
UCHealth Greeley Hospital	Greeley
University Of Colorado Hospital	Aurora
Upper San Juan Health Service District	Pagosa Springs
Valley View Hospital Association	Glenwood Springs
Weisbrod Memorial Hospital	Eads
Wray Community District Hospital	Wray
Yampa Valley Medical Center	Steamboat Springs
Yuma District Hospital	Yuma