340B Drug Pricing Program

At A Glance The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released the calendar year (CY) 2021 outpatient prospective payment system (OPPS)/ambulatory surgical center (ASC) final rule.
AHA statement on CY 2021 OPPS final rule from Executive Vice President Tom Nickels.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released the calendar year 2021 outpatient prospective payment system/ambulatory surgical center final rule. 
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Nov. 20 released an interim final rule implementing the Most Favored Nation (MFN) Model, a new payment model through the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) that will cut Medicare Part B payments for certain drugs to the lowest…
America’s hospitals and health systems have very deep concerns about the substance and legality of today’s Most Favored Nation Model interim final rule. Instead of holding drug companies accountable for drug prices, it slashes reimbursement to hospitals for drugs.
The AHA on Friday sent a letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Office of Pharmacy Affairs urging the agency to order drug manufacturers and their vendor Kalderos to immediately halt their conversion of the 340B program to a back-end rebate program.
The AHA on Friday sent a letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Office of Pharmacy Affairs urging the agency to order drug manufacturers and their vendor Kalderos to immediately halt their conversion of the 340B program to a back-end rebate program.
In a letter to Senator Lamar Alexander and Representative Greg Walden, AHA expresses strong support for the 340B Drug Pricing Program.
Please contact your representatives today and ask them to sign onto a bipartisan “Dear Colleague” letter to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar expressing concern about recent efforts by Kalderos to transition the 340B Drug Pricing Program from one of up-front discounts to…