Supreme Court to Hear Hospital Drug Pricing Case in Medicare Test
July 7, 2021
The Supreme Court will hear a case on Medicare drug price determination. This is one of many tests of healthcare policies enacted by the Trump administration.
“The decision could create a headache for the Biden administration, as its rule determining pay rates for discounted drugs is under White House review. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra has already had to backtrack in attempts to mediate a separate conflict between drugmakers and hospitals over the same drug discount program.” Read more here.
(Source: Rachel Cohrs, STAT News, 7/2/21)