HHS Takes Loss in 340B Case and Addresses Family Glitch in ACA

A US District Judge has sided against the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in a case regarding payouts to hospitals for its 340B program. Hospitals will start receiving full payments for qualifying drug claims by year’s end. In addition, the agency has addressed a glitch in the ACA marketplace.

According to Hayden Schmidt, “HHS officials announced that the Treasury Department finalized a Biden Administration rule addressing the ACA’s family glitch. The glitch made it difficult for people to gain coverage for dependents from the federal marketplace if their employer’s coverage was too expensive. The fix will change the regulation and allow people to acquire discounted coverage for their family through the marketplace if their employer’s plans require them to spend more than 9.83 percent of their household income on premiums.”

To read more, click here.

(Source: Healthcare Exec Intelligence, October 18^th, 2022)