Medicare Payment Cuts for 340B Drugs, Take Two: CMS Proposes 37% Cut to 340B Hospitals

On July 7, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published a proposal to cut Medicare Part B payment rates to certain hospitals in the 340B drug pricing program for separately payable drugs purchased at discounted prices. Under the proposal, which CMS included in the 2027 Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Proposed Rule (Proposed … Continued