American Hospital Association, et al v. Xavier Becerra, et al

  1. May 14, 2021

    HHS Defends Medicare Drug Program Cuts At High Court

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services urged the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the American Hospital Association's appeal of a D.C. Circuit ruling that the agency lawfully cut billions of dollars from reimbursements for drugs bought through a discount program for hospitals in low-income areas.

  2. October 20, 2020

    DC Circ. Won't Rethink HHS Cuts To Medicare Drug Program

    The full D.C. Circuit won't rethink a panel's decision that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lawfully cut billions of dollars from reimbursements for drugs bought through a discount program for hospitals in low-income areas.

  3. September 15, 2020

    DC Circ. Urged To Rethink HHS Cuts To Hospital Payments

    The American Hospital Association has asked the full D.C. Circuit to reconsider a panel ruling that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lawfully made billions of dollars in reimbursement cuts for drugs purchased through a special discount program for hospitals in low-income areas.

  4. July 31, 2020

    HHS Can Cut Billions In Payments To Hospitals, DC Circ. Says

    The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services lawfully made billions of dollars in reimbursement cuts for drugs purchased through a special discount program for hospitals in low-income areas, the D.C. Circuit ruled Friday, undoing a win for the American Hospital Association.

  5. November 08, 2019

    DC Circ. Asks If HHS Had Leeway For Drug Payment Cuts

    D.C. Circuit judges on Friday grappled with whether the government abused its leeway to adjust Medicare payments to a special drug discount program for hospitals when it slashed reimbursements almost 30%.