What is the 340B Drug Program?

The 340B Drug Pricing Program resulted from enactment of Public Law 102-585, the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, which is codified as Section 340B of the Public Health Service Act. Section 340B limits the cost of covered outpatient drugs to certain federal grantees, federally-qualified health center look-alikes and qualified disproportionate share hospitals. United Community Health Center is a federally qualified health center providing eligibility to participate in the Federal 340B Discount Drug program. The health center contracts with HyVee and Walgreens in Storm Lake, Iowa to manage the prescription drug program for patients. All patients of United Community Health Center are eligible to obtain prescription drugs although not all drugs are included in the 340b drug program. Even patients who are seeing a specialist such as a cardiologist or rheumatologist may be eligible for the discounted drugs as long as a provider from United Community Health Center co-signs the prescription and is participating in the overall care of the patient.