340B Payment Cut Overturned By US Federal Court; What Comes Next?
Executive Summary
Siding with coalition of hospitals, judge ruled that HHS lacked authority to cut Medicare reimbursement for drugs purchased at 340B prices. That should change the dynamics of the 340B reform debate heading into 2019 – but don’t expect the Trump Administration to back down on its push to rein in what it sees as abuses of the discount.
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