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Drug pricing and access policy is shifting from broad affordability rhetoric into operational payment changes: CMS’ 2027 OPPS proposal would pair a 2.4% update with steep 340B reductions and lower hospital payments for certain drugs and imaging services, intensifying site-neutral and drug-margin pressure for hospital-based ACO participants and safety-net systems (HealthLeaders). At the same time, Congress is advancing bipartisan drug pricing, PBM oversight, Medicare Advantage, and hospital price transparency bills, while CMS is also withholding Medicaid funds from California and Minnesota over alleged in-home care fraud.

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Legislation Advances to Lower Drug Costs and Enhance Federal Oversight

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Court rules that companies may not impose 340B rebate model without HHS approval

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STAT+: Rare disease drugmakers try to avoid Trump price cuts

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The Great 340B Debate

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