340B Payment Reductions in the CY2018 Final OPPS Rule
The government does not dispute that the agency singled out Section 340B hospitals as a group and set their reimbursement based on acquisition cost rather than price, without conducting the cost study that the statute requires. The agency’s action was therefore contrary to law.
Government responds to Hospital 340B Payment Reduction Challenge (Oct. 20, 2021).
The AHA urged The Supreme Court of the United States to reverse the 2020 federal appeals court decision that upheld the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to significantly cut payments to certain hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
The Supreme Court of the United States today decided to take up AHA’s petition asking to reverse a federal appeals court decision that significantly cuts payments to certain hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program, threatening access to care in communities.
IN THE
Supreme Court of the United States
THE AMERICAN HOSPITAL ASSOCIATION, et al.,
Petitioners,
v.
XAVIER BECERRA, in his official capacity as the Secretary of Health and Human Services, et al.,
Respondents.
On Petition for a Writ of Certiorari to the
United States Court of Appeals
for the…
Amicus Brief–Hospital Systems - 340B Payment Reductions March 12 2021
QUESTION PRESENTED: The question presented is whether Chevron deference permits HHS to set reimbursement rates based on acquisition cost and vary such rates by hospital group if it has not collected adequate hospital acquisition cost survey data.
At A Glance
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released the calendar year (CY) 2021 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule.
This Special Bulletin informs the members of AHA’s video discussion of the new U.S. Supreme Court vacancy.
AHA General Counsel Melinda Reid Hatton and acclaimed appellate litigator Cate Stetson, a partner at law firm Hogan Lovells, discuss Justice Ginsburg’s contribution to the Supreme Court and justice in America, the legal challenges facing the Affordable Care Act, and lawsuits that could affect…