Read an overview and the requirements of the 340B drug discount program, which aims to provide better health outcomes to the poor and underserved through increased access to prescription …

Nov 24, 2025 · Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act requires pharmaceutical manufacturers participating in Medicaid to sell outpatient drugs at discounted prices to health care organizations …

The 340B Program enables covered entities to stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible, reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services.

Aug 6, 2025 · How does the 340B Drug Pricing Program work? Enacted in 1992, the 340B Drug Pricing Program requires drug manufacturers to provide significant price discounts on outpatient drugs …

Oct 14, 2022 · Congress created the 340B Drug Discount Program (340B) in 1992 through the Veteran's Health Care Act (P.L. 102-585) to enable health care providers that serve low-income and uninsured …

Oct 24, 1996 · The 340B Program enables covered entities to stretch scarce federal resources as far as possible, reaching more eligible patients and providing more comprehensive services. Manufacturers …

The 340B Drug Pricing Program is a federally-funded program that allows certain hospitals and clinics (“covered entities”) that serve many uninsured and low-income patients to buy prescription drugs …

Jun 7, 2021 · The 340B program faces ongoing controversy in several areas: limited program oversight, transparency in how covered entities use funds generated by the program, and the growth in …

The U.S. federal government created the 340B Drug Pricing Program in 1992 with a simple intention: to help health systems and other covered entities provide medications at a lower cost to underserved …

Agenda What 340B is and is not Program Overview and Eligibility 340B Compliance Basics Resources