Supreme Court Rules Narrowly Against Medicare Payments Cuts To 340B Hospitals
Executive Summary
The decision doesn’t directly impact manufacturers or the 340B discounts they are required to provide – and does not address the potentially much broader regulatory issue of whether the Supreme Court’s so-called Chevron doctrine should be changed.
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