Advisory Board January 12, 2026
A federal judge in Maine has temporarily halted a controversial 340B drug rebate pilot program originally slated to take effect on Jan. 1, in today’s bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Maine, Maryland, and North Carolina.
- Maine: Late last month, Judge Lance Walker of the U.S. District Court of Maine paused a controversial 340B drug rebate pilot program that was scheduled to take effect on Jan. 1. Last November, the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) approved a new 340B drug rebate pilot program, which would require providers to pay upfront for drugs before applying for rebates instead of receiving discounts directly. Although the pharmaceutical industry has championed the program, healthcare providers have sharply criticized it. On...







