US Hospital Service Availability and New 340B Program Participation

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Examines whether participation in the 340B Drug Pricing Program was associated with investment in hospital-based services among newly participating hospitals between 2012 and 2018. Compares the provision of profitable and unprofitable services between 1,074 hospitals newly participating in the 340B program and 1,078 hospitals that never participated in the program by hospital characteristics, including hospital ownership, rural versus urban location, community social vulnerability index, and Critical Access Hospital (CAH) status.

Kelsey M. Owsley, Romana Hasnain-Wynia, Ronica N. Rooks, et al.

JAMA Health Forum, 5(5), e240833

05/2024

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Access · Critical Access Hospitals · Healthcare business and finance · Hospitals · Pharmacy and prescription drugs · Rural-urban differences · Statistics and data