Are Massachusetts' 340B Hospitals Putting Profits Over Patients?
The 340B program should help vulnerable Massachusetts patients. Instead, 340B hospitals, contract pharmacies and PBMs are using the program to earn massive profits at the expense of patients.
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Massachusetts 340B Hospitals by the Numbers
MA 340B hospitals have 2,967 contracts with 340B pharmacies - 34% with out-of-state pharmacies.
UMass Memorial Medical Center has 219 contracts, 36% with out-of-state pharmacies.
84% of MA hospitals provide below-average levels of charity care.
Brigham and Women’s Hospital devotes just 0.3% of its operating costs to charity care.
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MA 340B hospitals earn 5.3x more in 340B profits than is spent on charity care.
Mass General Brigham Inc and Affiliates, which includes Massachusetts General Hospital, earns annual profits of $511 million.
State figures are based on most recent data from PhRMA, Pioneer Institute and ProPublica. Last updated April 2024.
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340B Hospitals in Massachusetts
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| Entity Name | Address | City | Zip | 340B ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athol Memorial Hospital | 2033 Main St. | Athol | 1331 | CAH221303-00 |
| Baystate Franklin Medical Center | 164 High St. | Greenfield | 1301 | DSH220016 |
| Baystate Medical Center | 759 Chestnut St. | Springfield | 1199 | DSH220077 |
| Baystate Noble Hospital | 115 West Silver St. | Westfield | 1086 | DSH220065 |
| Berkshire Medical Center | 725 North St. | Pittsfield | 1201 | DSH220046 |
| Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center | 330 Brookline Ave. | Boston | 2215 | DSH220086 |
| Beverly Hospital | 85 Herrick St. | Beverly | 1915 | DSH220033 |
| Boston Medical Center | 1 Boston Medical Center Place | Boston | 2118 | DSH220031 |
| Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital | 1153 Centre St. | Boston | 2130 | DSH220119 |
| Brigham and Womens Hospital | 75 Francis St. | Boston | 2115 | RRC220110-00 |
| Brockton Hospital, Inc | 680 Centre St. | Brockton | 2302 | DSH220052 |
| Cambridge Public Health Commission | 1493 Cambridge St. | Cambridge | 2139 | DSH220011 |
| Children's Hospital Boston | 300 Longwood Ave. | Boston | 2115 | PED223302-00 |
| Cooley Dickinson Hospital | 30 Locust St. | Northampton | 1060 | RRC220015-00 |
| Fairview Hospital | 29 Lewis Ave. | Great Barrington | 1230 | CAH221302-00 |
| Franciscan Hospital For Children | 30 Warren St. | Boston | 2135 | PED223300-00 |
| Healthalliance-Clinton Hospital | 60 Hospital Rd. | Leominster | 1453 | DSH220001 |
| Holyoke Medical Center | 575 Beech St. | Holyoke | 1040 | DSH220024 |
| Lawrence General Hospital | 1 General St. | Lawrence | 1841 | DSH220010 |
| Marlborough Hospital | 157 Union St. | Marlborough | 1752 | DSH220049 |
| Martha's Vineyard Hospital | 1 Hospital Rd. | Oak Bluffs | 2557 | CAH221300-00 |
| Massachusetts General Hospital | 55 Fruit St. | Boston | 2114 | DSH220071 |
| Mercy Medical Center | 271 Carew St. | Springfield | 1104 | DSH220066 |
| Nantucket Cottage Hospital | 57 Prospect St. | Nantucket | 2554 | SCH220177-00 |
| North Shore Medical Center | 81 Highland Ave. | Salem | 1970 | DSH220035 |
| Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc. | 363 Highland Ave. | Fall River | 2720 | DSH220074 |
| The Lowell General Hospital | 295 Varnum Ave. | Lowell | 1854 | DSH220063 |
| Tufts Medical Center | 800 Washington St. | Boston | 2111 | DSH220116 |
| UMass Memorial Health - Harrington Hospital, Inc. | 100 South St. | Southbridge | 1550 | DSH220019 |
| UMass Memorial Medical Center | 55 Lake Ave. North | Worcester | 1655 | DSH220163 |
| Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island | 373 New Boston Rd. | Fall River | 2720 | DSH410010C |
Data from HRSA Office of Pharmacy Affairs 340B OPAIS Database – Accessed July 2024