U.S. Supreme Court ruling favors 340B hospitals in statutory interpretation case on how federal Medicare program reimburses hospitals for prescription drugs. American Hospital Association brought case due to Department of Health and Human Services reimbursement reductions.
This podcast episode discusses the dilemma that community hospitals might be facing and emphasizes the importance of meeting a 1 July 2022 deadline CMS has imposed that may allow these hospitals to press the reimbursement reset button.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services CMS released the fiscal year FY 2022 inpatient prospective payment system IPPS final rule. In light of the significant volume of comments, CMS declined to adopt any modifications to the current disproportionate share hospital DSH payment regulations.