CMS’ 340B proposal a ‘hard pill to swallow’ for some hospitals

Despite hospitals’ pleas to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to recoup 340B payments without instituting reimbursement cuts, it’s unlikely the agency would eliminate the program’s budget-neutral framework.

Since the law was created in 1992, the 340B drug discount program has given hospitals that treat low-income and uninsured patients drug discounts as steep as 50%. Hospitals, particularly those in rural areas, say the program…