340B Contract pharmacy growth by pharmacy ownership: 2009–2022

• DOI: 10.1093/haschl/qxad075
• Publication Date: 2023-12-09T13:19:00Z
• Authors: Claire McGlave; John P Bruno; Elizabeth Watts; Sayeh Nikpay
• Keywords: 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Brief Report

Abstract The 340B program grants eligible healthcare providers (“covered entities”) access to discounted prices for outpatient prescription drugs. Covered entities frequently rely on retail pharmacies (“contract pharmacies”) dispense This analysis describes contract pharmacy participation by ownership: the top four chains, grocery small and institutional independent pharmacies. We find that 71% of in 4 chains were pharmacies, 41% 38% store 22% participated 2022. median number contracts per was 2 among versus 1 all other types. farthest distance miles from contracting covered largest top-four (19 miles) (18 smallest (10 miles). held highest proportion with core safety-net (75%, compared 61% pharmacies).