American Hospital Association August 7, 2023
The AHA filed its comment letter on the Department of Health and Human Services’ proposed remedy for the unlawful payment cuts to certain hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug Pricing Program following the Supreme Court’s unanimous decision in American Hospital Association v. Becerra.
The AHA strongly supported HHS’ proposal to make a one-time lump-sum repayment to hospitals for the amounts they were underpaid from 2018 to 2022, as well the proposal to pay 340B hospitals what they would have received in beneficiary cost-sharing had the unlawful 340B payment policy not been in effect. It urged HHS to finalize these aspects of the proposal immediately.
At the same time, the AHA pressed HHS not to finalize its proposal...