CMS' 2027 outpatient pay proposal brings 340B, site-neutral changes, to hospitals' dismay

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ annual outpatient hospital pay increase proposal has come with a potential major change to 340B drug payment rates and a continued push toward lower | A substantial 340B reimbursement rate cut, reduced payments for hospitals' outpatient imaging services and other changes raised immediate alarms among hospital groups.