December 4, 2013—Medicare Part B next year will continue paying hospitals for the acquisition and overhead costs of specified high-cost outpatient drugs at the same rate as in 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has decided. … [Read more...]
Archives for December 2013
AIDS Group Files Third 340B Overcharging Lawsuit
AHF seeks $2 million plus interest from AbbVie and AbbottDecember 3, 2013—The AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) has filed a third lawsuit—this time, against drug manufacturer AbbVie and its progenitor company Abbott—alleging it was overcharged for HIV/AIDS drugs subject to 340B drug discounts. Abbott and AbbVie became separate companies in January 2013. … [Read more...]