A new Xcenda analysis finds that 359 (2%) of all 340B grantees were identified as a hospital or billed as a hospital in 2022, 1,656 (8%) as a hospital or hospital system, and 4,218 (13%) as connected to a grantee or affiliated with one.
Given the size of the 340B program, the study implies that billions of dollars are flowing through hospitals that have relationships with grantees. If 340B reforms focus narrowly on hospitals, these sales could increase as hospitals seek new affiliations to work around the reforms. This suggests that any reforms to the 340B drug pricing program should apply equally to all covered entities.
In order to protect and assure the legislative intent of the 340B program, we must have an evidence-based dialogue on the 340B program to ensure all stakeholder relationships within the program are evaluated as part of ongoing policy discussions.
Given the size of the 340B program, the study implies that billions of dollars are flowing through hospitals that have relationships with grantees. If 340B reforms focus narrowly on hospitals, these sales could increase as hospitals seek new affiliations to work around the reforms. This suggests that any reforms to the 340B drug pricing program should apply equally to all covered entities.
In order to protect and assure the legislative intent of the 340B program, we must have an evidence-based dialogue on the 340B program to ensure all stakeholder relationships within the program are evaluated as part of ongoing policy discussions.
