HEALTHSTORY 1079· JULY 3, 2026

Medicare Proposes Cutting 340B Drug Payments to Hospitals by More Than a Third

Medicare has proposed paying hospitals average sales price minus 33.4% for drugs acquired through the 340B discount program, a sharp retreat from the current reimbursement rate of average sales price plus 6%. The proposal, released…

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