Healthcare Finance News September 29, 2022
The order vacates the drug reimbursement rate for 340B hospitals in the 2022 OPPS Rule.
The Department of Health and Human Services must immediately stop the 30% drug reimbursement cuts to hospitals in the 340B program, a federal judge has ruled.
The order from Judge Rudolph Contreras with the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia rejects HHS’ plan to wait until January 1, 2023, to restore the full outpatient drug payment rates to 340B hospitals.
The order vacates the drug reimbursement rate for 340B hospitals in the 2022 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Rule.
Contreras said, “HHS should not be allowed to continue its unlawful 340B reimbursements for the remainder of the year just because it promises...