The CMS has proposed a rule that would slash Medicare payment rates for a program that hospitals use to buy discounted drugs and implement site-neutral payments for some imaging services next year. Reforming the 340B drug discount program and better equalizing payments between sites of care have been priorities in the second Trump administration. Thursday’s proposed rule builds upon those agendas, including by expanding the services subject to site-neutral payments and more aggressively tamping down on discounts given to hospitals in the 340B drug program, which regulators previously tried to overhaul before dialing down their efforts in the face of opposition from the industry.
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Source: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/regulators-propose-slashing-340b-payments-broadening-site-neutral-policies-2027/824312/