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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Medicare’s $1.6 Billion Reimbursement Reduction for Hospitals

The U.S. Supreme Court today has overturned the D.C. Circuit ruling that upheld the U.S.Department of Health and Human Services (HHS’) $1.6 billion annual reduction within the 340B program. In an opinion drafted by Justice Kavanaugh, the Court believed that HHS failed to gather a survey of hospital acquisition costs before deciding on the payment reductions at issue.

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President Biden Signs the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 Impacting Telehealth and Health System Stakeholders

On March 15, 2022 President Biden signed the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2022 into law. The announcement can be viewed here. This $1.5 trillion omnibus appropriations bill is important as there are several provisions applicable to hospitals and health systems contained within; namely touching on issues such as 340B eligibility and telehealth.

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