The Health Resources and Services Administration today delayed to July 1, 2018 the effective date of its final rule on 340B drug ceiling prices and civil monetary penalties for manufacturers. “We are delaying the effective date of the Jan. 5, 2017, final rule to July 1, 2018, because the delay will provide stakeholders with additional time to come into compliance and provide time to consider the substantial questions of fact, law and policy raised by the rule,” the agency said. AHA had opposed any further delay of the rule, which has been subject to multiple delays since January. “The agency’s rulemaking on these issues began seven years ago, shortly after the passage of the ACA,” AHA Executive Vice President Tom Nickels said in comments submitted last week. “This process included an advance notice of proposed rulemaking, a notice of proposed rulemaking, a final rule and now an interim final rule. Therefore, there have been extensive opportunities for stakeholders to provide feedback and ample time for HRSA to consider such feedback.”

Related News Articles

Headline
The AHA July 3 released the Health Care Plan Accountability Update for the second quarter of 2025. The update covers the latest developments in Medicare…
Headline
The Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services today announced the creation of the DOJ-HHS False Claims Act Working Group to combat health care fraud…
Headline
The U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee June 30 denied a motion for a preliminary injunction by AbbVie in its lawsuit against the state’s…
Headline
The AHA June 27 filed an amicus brief in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee that defends the state’s 340B contract pharmacy law…
Chairperson's File
Public
Advocacy is a core part of the work of the AHA, protecting and sustaining what hospitals and health systems need to truly care for our communities. We often…
Headline
A U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia judge June 27 ruled against Johnson & Johnson and sided with the Department of Health and Human Services…