340B Advocacy Alliance Bulletin

With Sept. 19 quickly approaching, there are just a few days left to complete recertification for the Health Resources and Services Administration’s 340B program
The AHA Aug. 10 distributed to members a special bulletin encouraging hospitals to submit comments as soon as possible to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ calendar year 2023 outpatient prospective payment system proposed rule.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services July 15 issued a proposed rule that would increase Medicare hospital outpatient prospective payment system rates by a net 2.7% in calendar year 2023 compared to 2022.
The AHA, along with other national hospital groups, is running a new digital ad campaign promoting to policymakers and influencers the benefits of the 340B program to patients and communities.
AHA last week asked the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure hospitals quickly receive the funding to which they are entitled under the June 15 Supreme Court decision in ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Association v. Becerra, without penalizing the rest of the hospital field.
The Supreme Court of the United States today ruled unanimously in favor of the AHA and others, reversing a 2020 court of appeals decision upholding the authority of the Department of Health and Human Services to significantly cut payments to certain hospitals that participate in the 340B Drug…