CMS to Resolve 340B Payment Mixup With $9B Lump-Sum Fix
- CMS has proposed to pay $9 billion to hospitals impacted by payment cuts to the 340B Drug Pricing Program between 2018 and 2022. The proposal is CMS’ remedy to cutting 340B payments from the average sales price (ASP) of covered outpatient drugs plus 6 percent to ASP minus 22.5 percent. CMS previously contended the lower 340B payment rate...