Supreme Court Decision Maintains Status Quo for Disproportionate Share Percentage Calculation: What Does It Mean for the 340B Program?

Earlier today, the Supreme Court released a decision relating to how the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) requires hospitals to calculate its disproportionate share percentage. While this percentage is primarily used to determine enhanced reimbursement rates depending on how many low-income patients the hospital treats, it is also used as a minimum 340B eligibility threshold … Continue Reading

Federal Spending Bill Offers Re-Enrollment Path for Some Hospitals

By Michael French, Brenda Maloney Shafer and Richard Davis on March 22, 2022 Posted in Legislation

UPDATED on 3/22/2022 In a move welcomed by the growing number of hospitals forced out of the 340B Program due to falling disproportionate share hospital (DSH) adjustment percentages, Congress has passed a measure offering a chance to rejoin. Tucked away in the 2022 Consolidated Appropriations Act signed into law March 15, 2022, the bill provides … Continue Reading

GAO Report Suggests Increased Oversight of 340B Program

By Brenda Maloney Shafer and Richard Davis on February 3, 2020 Posted in Guidance, Legislation

On January 10, 2020, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report which “found weaknesses in the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) oversight [of the 340B Program] that may result in some hospitals receiving discounts for which they are not eligible.” The GAO report primarily focused on the extent to which HRSA is monitoring and reviewing nongovernmental … Continue Reading