Eligibility
Freestanding Cancer Hospitals are independent, non-profit hospitals that treat patients with cancer. For-profit hospitals are not eligible to participate in the 340B program.
To be eligible to participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program, Freestanding Cancer Hospitals must either
- Have a disproportionate share adjustment percentage greater than 11.75% for the most-recently filed cost report; or
- Be eligible under a separate indigent care calculation that meets specific criteria including location in an urban area, 100 or more beds and net inpatient care revenues (excluding Medicare) for indigent care of more than 30% of net during the cost reporting period in which the discharges occur. This indigent care revenue must come from state and local government sources and Medicaid.
The defining legislation for Freestanding Cancer Hospitals is Section 1886(d)(1)(B)(v) of the Social Security Act.