Hospitals Ask Supreme Court To Take Up 340B, Site Neutral Pay Cuts

By Michelle M. Stein / February 11, 2021 at 12:57 PM
Hospitals on Wednesday (Feb. 10) asked the Supreme Court to take up their lawsuits against the Trump administration’s Medicare Part B reimbursement cuts for 340B drugs and pay cuts for outpatient clinic visits at certain off-campus hospital facilities, alleging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit gave too much weight to HHS’ interpretation of the statute in each situation. As both cases are based on the so-called Chevron defense which addresses how much flexibility agencies...


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