Iowans deserve affordable healthcare.

The 340B program helps community health centers, hospitals, and other safety net providers provide affordable prescriptions drugs.

This means more people—including those in rural areas—can get the care they need, like doctor visits, dental care, behavioral health support, and maternal care.

The resources from 340B are reinvested into local healthcare services, making it a vital program that helps keep healthcare available and affordable for everyone.

What is the impact of 340B?

  • Ensures Local Control & Rural Access

    340B ensures that Iowans in rural and other areas where access to care is scarce get the medications they need locally, at an affordable price, all while supporting small businesses.

  • Taxpayer Value


    At no expense to taxpayers, 340B resources are invested into staff and facilities to improve care for patients.

  • Supports Working Families & Individuals

    Resources fund services for veterans, farmers, seniors, and low-income workers. Without access to the program, many patients will end up in more costly care like Emergency Rooms.

  • Addresses Rural Healthcare Issues

    340B resources are vital to rural healthcare sustainability. It allows for reinvestment in critical services like behavioral health, maternal care, cancer treatment, EMS, and mobile clinics.

Protecting the 340B Program means:

  • Preserving rural pharmacy access

  • Preserving patient access to affordable prescription drugs and healthcare services

  • Preventing higher healthcare costs to taxpayers

  • Supporting small business and keeping pharmacy revenue local

Community Health Centers and 340B

  • CHCs are only 5% of the 340B program nationwide

  • CHCs are located in rural and other areas where it is difficult to access healthcare services

  • 90% of Iowa CHC patients are 200% or below the federal poverty level - that means a family of four makes about $64,300 per year

  • 50% of Iowa CHC patients are covered by Medicaid; 21% are uninsured

Better Access. Better Outcomes.

The resources from 340B are used to strengthen access to care by supporting services like maternal care, transportation to appointments, pharmacy access, and care coordination, ensuring patients in rural and other communities receive affordable, comprehensive care.

Each CHCs’ patient-led board decides how to invest its 340B resources to expand patient access to pharmaceuticals or other services that help to keep patients healthy and thriving in their local communities.

How Iowa’s CHCs Reinvest 340B Dollars