Supreme Court Strikes Down Medicare Cuts to 340B Hospitals

The Court ruled that, under the statute’s plain language, Medicare cannot vary payment rates by hospital groups unless the agency has first surveyed acquisition costs. Although the statute authorizes Medicare to adjust payment rates, there can only be one adjusted payment rate for all hospitals unless HHS has conducted a survey to support varying payment rates. The Court held that the 2018 and 2019 Medicare payment rates for 340B hospitals were unlawful.

Source: https://www.jdsupra.com/legalnews/supreme-court-strikes-down-medicare-5661654/