EMHS joins high-profile lawsuit to protect Medicare revenues
The legal action, filed
The
The change, due to take effect
In on
"We will always take care of our patients,"
But pricey drugs for treating melanoma and other deadly forms of cancer can cost the hospital as much as
"Take, for example, pediatric oncology," L'Italien said. "It is highly subsidized by 340B [revenues] from the adult cancer side."
Absent those revenues, he said, the program that serves
Dr.
"EMMC and EMHS have committed to taking care of the population we serve," he said. "But the downstream effects [of the 340B change] concern us."
In addition to EMMC, the hospitals in the EMHS system most directly affected by the cuts are
The 20-year-old 340B program has been under scrutiny for months. According to a June , expansion in the program, related to provisions of the embattled Affordable Care Act, has sparked criticism among pharmaceutical manufacturers and members of
The story reveals sharp tensions and traded allegations of profiteering from the program between hospitals and the drug industry.
The
At the
"The 340B program is a huge cost-saver for hospitals as well as patients," Michaud said.
Allegations that hospitals direct revenues away from patient care, he said, are unfounded.
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