Alliance for Integrity and Reform of 340B

Did you know you’re paying a hidden tax because of #340B? The 340B program allows big hospitals to purchase medications at deeply discounted rates and mark up the price drastically, raising costs for patients, taxpayers, employers and the government. Learn more about how 340B is being misused and costing all of us below ⬇️

AIR340B Member @GHLForg emphasizes how the @mnhealth 340B Covered Entity Report offers striking insight into the 340B program and urges reform that ensures #340B savings are passed on to patients. Read more in @lohud: bit.ly/3PtN9sj

In an @theolympian opinion, retired independent urologist Dr. Jeffrey Frankel shares his firsthand experience of being forced to close his office due to #340B incentives that drive consolidation of local practices. This trend ultimately leaves patients with higher health care costs and impersonalized care. Read more: bit.ly/4saTEi8

Contract pharmacy expansion does not translate into improved patient care. Instead, it fuels unchecked profiteering by the largest vertically-integrated health conglomerates. Amy Hinojosa, CEO and president of @MANANational, explains how the misuse of #340B impacts Coloradans, with disproportionate consequences for marginalized patients. Read more via @NewslineCO >> coloradonewsline.com/2026/01/07/col…

A recent national analysis from the National Consumers league found that hospitals participating in 340B are more likely to pursue aggressive debt collection actions, including lawsuits, wage garnishment, and liens, even in settings where patients are undergoing intensive cancer treatment. Financial strain at that level doesn’t just affect credit, it can delay care, disrupt follow-up, and change outcomes.

In a @EMPIREREPORTNY opinion, The Arc of Justice CEO @KirstenJohnFoy highlights how a lack of transparency allows large hospitals to exploit the #340B program as a revenue generator, leaving patients and taxpayers to foot the bill. Read more: bit.ly/4sdJwoR

“…the (340B) program has morphed into a veritable ATM for hospitals, whereby they ’pocket’ the savings they make by purchasing deeply discounted drugs from manufacturers.” - @freedommn @MeeksGOP highlights the @mnhealth #340B Covered Entity Report, which confirms 340B is generating billions for large hospitals. More in @MinnPost: bit.ly/419OMxO

''It's devastating to see big hospitals and pharmacies cash in when they should be doing far more to support vulnerable patients.'' @DentInstitute's Christine Mann in @TheBuffaloNews on the abuse of #340B in NY and need for a federal fix. bit.ly/4lFcPy6

A recent @InsideSourcesDC opinion underscores how the #340B program provides misguided incentives to large hospitals – including costly markups and increased consolidation. Commonsense solutions are needed to #Fix340B: bit.ly/4ryC1HO

Check out a recent blog from AIR340B member @GovWaste on how the @mnhealth #340B Covered Entity Report is clear evidence on why Congress must review and reform the program to ensure it benefits patients as intended. Read more: bit.ly/473LAY8

“An astonishing number of Virginia hospitals fail to pass their 340B savings on to patients. Instead, they pocket the hundreds of millions of dollars they collect from the savings while doing little to improve care…” – @MarquetteU @MedicareMeddler urges for increased transparency of the #340B hospital markup program to stop hospitals from exploiting loopholes. More in @RTDNEWS: bit.ly/4rn63hC

Today’s @HouseCommerce hearing is a critical opportunity for lawmakers to address 340B dysfunction. 340B markup profits have reached $66B—yet little of that reaches patients. Congress should focus on reforms that prioritize transparency. @RepMGriffith wsj.com/opinion/white-…

Today ➡️ @HouseCommerce is holding a hearing on healthcare affordability. Efforts by @RepGuthrie & @RepMGriffith to lower costs for patients should include holding hospitals accountable for using the #340B program as a revenue stream: bit.ly/3N5jcOB

“If hospitals are confident that they serve the public good, then they should have nothing to fear from sunlight.” In @WashTimes, @SteveForbesCEO highlights that a #340B rebate model is a much-needed step towards program transparency. Read more: bit.ly/3OVOfwG

🚨 The #340B hospital markup program raises costs for everyone across the health care system, including patients, employers and taxpayers. @RepGuthrie, @RepMGriffith and all committee members must demand 340B accountability during this week’s @HouseCommerce affordability hearing: bit.ly/3N5jcOB

In @TheCenterSquare, AIR340B member @CSROadvocacy highlights how #340B exploitation increases consolidation, driving small, independent practices out of business and leaving patients and employers to foot the bill when community care disappears. Read more: bit.ly/3OTde3X

.@OncologyCOA Exec. Dir. on the need for #340BReform: “We're not against #340B, but these huge discounts should go to helping patients in need and not funneled into CEO bonuses and buildings." medpagetoday.com/hospitalbasedm…

New @NationalGrange report reveals how dual-classification of hospitals affects the #340B program – it redirects rural-designated resources away from rural patients. #340Breform @IAFAccess nationalgrange.org/hospital-dual-…

Check out a study from AIR340B member @nationalgrange revealing that many large, urban hospitals are exploiting loopholes to qualify for 340B discounts, allowing them to divert resources intended to help vulnerable rural communities. Federal 340B reform is critical. Learn more: bit.ly/4bbcuyr

340B was created to help vulnerable patients. So why are large hospitals profiting the most from 340B while providing low levels of charity care in Minnesota? Keep reading a new @JNJInnovMed blog with critical findings from the @mnhealth 340B Covered Entity Report: bit.ly/4bfMe62

At hospitals treating the most #cancer patients, aggressive #debt collection policies are even more common. 72% of hospitals participating in the 340B program with very high cancer prevalence allow legal action over medical debt compared to 52% at non-340B hospitals. Why is the disparity even greater where patients are the most vulnerable? Read our hospital medical debt issue brief: t.co/p4T8mdYLIB #medicaldebt