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Supreme Court Overturns 340B Payment Reductions

[06/15/22]

Posted on June 15, 2022 in Health Law News

Published by: Hall Render

On June 15, in American Hospital Association v. Becerra, the Supreme Court ruled the payment cuts made by the Department of Health and Human Services’ (“HHS”) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (“CMS”) for 340B eligible outpatient drugs were not permissible under the governing statute. The Court’s opinion rejected HHS’s argument that courts were... READ MORE

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HHS Posts Section 1557 Final Rule and Walks Back Sex-Based Discrimination Protections: Enter Bostock v Clayton County Bd. of Commissioners

[06/19/20]

Posted on June 19, 2020 in Health Law News, HR Insights for Health Care

Published by: Hall Render

On June 12, 2020, CMS and the Office for Civil Rights of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) posted a display copy of a new final rule that implements Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act (“ACA”)(“Final Rule”). This Final Rule supersedes significant portions of the current 2016 rule (“2016 Rule”) that interpreted and implemented... READ MORE

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