The 340B program helps support so many impactful programs in Maine. That’s why it’s so important to protect this program from Big Pharma’s efforts to dismantle it and put these programs at risk.
Hometown Health Center: 340B is a Lifeline for Rural Communities
Alicia Millette, 340B Program Coordinator, shares how 340B is an essential part of the health center. HOMETOWN serves rural central Maine with locations in Newport, Dexter, SBHC at RSU149, and a Mobile Unit. They offer medical services, dental services, behavioral…
St. Croix Regional Family Health Center
The 340B program is essential as it allows us to address the extensive healthcare needs of our community, especially given our limited resources and the economic challenges our patients are facing. 340B savings have been used to expand our center in Princeton, adding…
Sacopee Valley Health Center
The 340B program plays an essential role in ensuring access to care at Sacopee Valley Health Center, allowing patients to receive affordable healthcare in the community where they live. With the support of the 340B program, we can assign additional resources towards…
Health Access Network
With savings from the 340B Program we have been able to invest in and sustain services that are vital to our patient population. Having access to specialty care can be extremely difficult for those who live in rural Maine. Our ability to offer accessible and…
Penobscot Community Health Care – John’s Story
During a routine medical outreach, a provider met with “John”, an older adult and very ill man at a warming center. John’s health was in crisis. With untreated diabetes, severe mental illness, and other life-threatening conditions, his situation was dire. Without…
Penobscot Community Health Care – Denise’s Story
“Denise”, a retired Mainer with health insurance, faced an impossible choice: pay a $2,000 monthly copay for her life-changing medication or go without. Prescribed Humira, which dramatically improved her quality of life Denise followed every step required by her…
Mount Desert Island Hospital in Bar Harbor
Mount Desert Island Hospital (MDIH) is an independent critical access hospital in Bar Harbor. It serves the broader Mount Desert Island, outer islands, and Lamoine and Trenton, Maine communities. Our organization is committed to improving access to healthcare services…
St. Mary’s Hospital in Lewiston
St. Mary’s uses its 340B savings to subsidize the loss it incurs providing behavioral services to residents of central Maine and beyond. In 2024 St. Mary’s had 1,632 patient admitted to its inpatient behavioral unit from across 15 of the 16 Maine counties. In…
Penobscot Community Health Care – Jamie’s Story
“Jamie” came to our Outreach & Enrollment team in a state of uncertainty. Newly disabled and unable to work, he faced an uphill battle: no insurance, a future of unaffordable medical bills, and a series of critical healthcare appointments on the horizon. Missing…
Northern Light CA Dean Hospital
On a cold February day, a call for service came into the Northern Light Medical Transport crew at CA Dean Hospital. An ambulance was toned out to Chesuncook Village, a two-and-a-half-hour drive into the North Maine Woods, for a patient having a stroke. After driving…
Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital
Funding from 340B allows Northern Light Sebasticook Valley Hospital to offer a courtesy van service for patients who need transportation to appointments. The hospital serves an area encompassing a population of approximately 40,000 people in central Maine as a…
Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital
As Critical Access Hospitals in western Maine, Bridgton and Rumford Hospital provide healthcare services to rural and underserved communities in those regions.