Lamar Williams was experiencing the first of what would be a series of heart attacks when he arrived at the emergency room in February 2009.  “I told them I was having chest pains, I don’t have any insurance and I need to see someone,” he recalls.

Baptist Medical Center doctors sprang into action and Lamar received a coronary artery stent and treatment for hypertension and Type 2 diabetes. Much to Williams’ relief, the cost of the treatment was covered by the hospital as part of its charity care mission.

After his third cardiac episode, Williams enrolled in Baptist Health’s CareAdvisor program in 2010, which is funded in part by 340B. CareAdvisor is designed to give uninsured outpatients a medical home base and includes a primary care doctor, bus passes, medications, a nurse case manager and a social worker for each patient, all for free.

As a result, Lamar is now a healthier man. “[340B] has helped me tremendously,” he says. “It helped save my life.”