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The group says an “unchecked” model would undermine the goal of allowing safety net providers to stretch federal resources.
The bill would alter the 340B statute so that covered entities can use contract pharmacies to dispense outpatient drugs.
TEAM should not be mandatory, as it puts at risk smaller hospitals unable to support the investment needed, AHA says.
Hospitals claim that HHS underfunded them from 2006 to 2009.
The American Hospital Association voiced concern over that rate and a 2.6% increase for long-term care hospitals.
CBO gives projections to House committee amid Johnson's CR stop-gap measure to avoid a government shutdown.
Stripped out of the final bill is a provision to prevent the 2.8% Medicare pay cut to physicians.
HRSA informed J&J in August that its rebate model was inconsistent with the 340B statute.
The drugmaker says it believes the rebate model is legally permissible and needed to improve the integrity of the 340B program.
The drug company faces civil monetary penalties and the termination of its Pharmaceutical Pricing Agreement.
