Posted by Michael Wonder on 08 May 2019
Hospitals again defeat Medicare reimbursement drug rate cut
8 May 2019 - The Health and Human Services Department exceeded its statutory authority when it reduced hospitals’ 2019 Medicare reimbursement rate for some drugs by nearly 30%, a federal court said.
A group of hospitals and hospital associations showed the agency’s reduced reimbursement rate for drugs covered by the 340B program was unlawful, just as they did with respect to an identical 2018 cut, the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia said May 6.
