On the Hill: House 340B Rebate Letter, E&C Subcommittee Hearings

Reps. Doris Matsui (D-Calif.), Dusty Johnson (R-S.Dak.), Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), and Tracey Mann (R-Kans.) are leading a bipartisan Dear Colleague letter requesting language in the fiscal year 2027 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies bill blocking the use of funds to implement a 340B Drug Pricing Program rebate model. The rebate model would reverse over three decades of precedent by changing the program from an up-front discount to a retroactive rebate. This will require safety-net providers to float significant amounts of cash to purchase needed drugs in hopes of a later rebate payment. The letter already has 40 signers.

Committee Activity This Week

The House is in session Monday through Thursday, and the Senate will be in session Monday through Friday.

The House Committee on Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing on "Protecting Patients and Safeguarding Taxpayer Dollars: The Role of CMS in Combatting Medicare and Medicaid Fraud" on Tuesday, March 17 at 10 am ET.

The Health Subcommittee will hold a hearing on "Lowering Health Care Costs for All Americans: An Examination of the U.S. Provider Landscape" on Wednesday, March 18 at 10:15 am ET. This is the third hearing in the Committee's health care affordability series, with a focus on the role that providers and hospitals play in shaping the cost of care for Americans. The hearing will explore how payment policies, competition, transparency, and other incentives shape patient access and cost. The witnesses include Richard Pollack, president and CEO, American Hospital Association; David H. Aizuss, MD, chair, Board of Trustees, American Medical Association; R. Shawn Martin, executive vice president and CEO, American Academy of Family Physicians; Elizabeth Mitchell, president and CEO, Purchaser Business Group on Health; Anthony DiGiorgio, DO, MHA, neurosurgeon, University of California San Francisco Health; and Barbara Merrill, CEO, American Network of Community Options and Resources Biography. America's Essential Hospitals will be submitting a statement for the record.

The House Ways and Means Committee will hold a Health Subcommittee Hearing on "Improving Kidney Health Through Better Prevention and Innovative Treatment" on Wednesday, March 18 at 2 pm ET.

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