On January 16, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) & the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) withdrew an appeal to a recent copay accumulator court decision, HIV and Hepatitis Policy Institute et...more
On July 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a proposed rule to implement a remedy in response to last year’s Supreme Court decision finding the Medicare Part B payment policy for hospitals in the 340B...more
7/12/2023
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Health Care Providers ,
Healthcare ,
Healthcare Reform ,
Hospitals ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC) ,
Medicare Advantage ,
Medicare Part B ,
Medicare Payment Reform ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Section 340B
On November 3, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an update to its Medicare Part B drug payment policy for hospitals participating in the 340B drug pricing program and reversed payment cuts in place...more
11/14/2022
/ American Hospital Association et al v Becerra Secretary Of Health And Human Services et al ,
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Drug Pricing ,
Final Rules ,
Medicare ,
Medicare Part B ,
Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) ,
Reimbursements ,
Reversal ,
SCOTUS ,
Section 340B
On June 15, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a unanimous decision finding Medicare payment cuts to hospitals participating in the 340B drug pricing program illegal. The decision in favor of 340B hospitals is the culmination of a...more
On May 17, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia issued a decision vacating the Accumulator Adjustment Rule, regulations issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in December 2020 as part...more
5/26/2022
/ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) ,
Co-payments ,
Deadlines ,
Drug Pricing ,
Final Rules ,
Manufacturers ,
Patients ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmacies ,
PHRMA ,
Prescription Drugs ,
Vacated