CMS has issued a final OPPS rule for 2026, confirming a net 2.6% payment update, plans to expand site-neutral payment ...

CMS outpatient rule finalizes site-neutral payments and cuts that increase financial strain on hospitals serving vulnerable populations, says AHA.

On Nov. 21, 2025, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS or Agency) released the calendar year (CY) 2026 Hospital Outpatient ...

The 340B rebate pilot model set to begin in January 2026 starkly presents the key tradeoff between program integrity and ...

Learn what the HHS 340B Drug Pricing Program is and what 340B hospitals are. The program allows 340B hospitals to stretch limited federal resources to reduce the price of outpatient pharmaceuticals ...

Oklahoma stepped in to save hospital profits with a new law, but a federal judge put it on hold while drugmakers argue its constitutionality.

In a show of rare bipartisan agreement in the US Congress, lawmakers raised concerns over how the 340B program is driving up ...

The 340B Drug Pricing Program was designed to help safety net providers serve low-income patients, but it has since ballooned into a multibillion-dollar system dominated by large health systems — with ...

AHA Board Chair Tina Freese Decker talks with AHA VP Aimee Kuhlman and Monument Health CEO Paulette Davidson about the benefits of the 340B program.

Can ambulatory pharmacy drive growth? Healthcare leaders share strategies to optimize pharmacy models amid policy and market shifts.

When the 340B drug pricing program was established in 1992, Congress intended for the program to help low-income and uninsured patients with their prescription drugs. The pharmaceutical companies ...