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Tuesday, October 27, 2026● Updated 6:00 AM ET
Policy & Law

Hospitals ask a court to stop a new drug-discount rebate program

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The American Hospital Association and safety-net hospitals sued Oct. 9 to block a revised federal 340B rebate pilot set to launch Jan. 1, after a court halted an earlier version. Under a rebate model, hospitals would pay full price for certain drugs first and wait to get the discount back afterward. A bipartisan House bill would also delay it.

Source: Pharmaceutical Commerce

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