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CMS Again Targets 340B Hospitals With a Plan for Massive Reimbursement Cuts on Discounted Drugs

CMS Again Targets 340B Hospitals With a Plan for Massive Reimbursement Cuts on Discounted Drugs

Plus assessing whether CMS’ Bridge program will be ginormous or merely huge

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Jul 3, 2026
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The Three Stories You’ll See Over and Over as the CMS Obesity ‘Bridge’ Program Launches on Wednesday

The Three Stories You’ll See Over and Over as the CMS Obesity ‘Bridge’ Program Launches on Wednesday

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Jun 29, 2026
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Bill Cassidy Is Leaving Congress a Blueprint for 340B Reform

Bill Cassidy Is Leaving Congress a Blueprint for 340B Reform

And trying to make sense of an ADA poll showing that most patients with diabetes pay more than $35 a month for insulin

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Jun 26, 2026
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A CMS Bridge Demo Irony: Patients With Obesity and Diabetes May Pay 3x What Patients With Only Obesity Pay

A CMS Bridge Demo Irony: Patients With Obesity and Diabetes May Pay 3x What Patients With Only Obesity Pay

And drug launch prices fell like a rock last year (but you can’t really read anything into that)

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Jun 25, 2026
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Trump Weighs In on CMS’ Bridge as the Countdown to Launch Reaches T-Minus One Week

Trump Weighs In on CMS’ Bridge as the Countdown to Launch Reaches T-Minus One Week

And pharma companies take aim at the reluctance of European countries to boost medicine spending

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Jun 24, 2026
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CMS’ Obesity ‘Bridge’ Demo Will Launch Next Week, and Everyone Is Scrambling to Explain How It Will Work

CMS’ Obesity ‘Bridge’ Demo Will Launch Next Week, and Everyone Is Scrambling to Explain How It Will Work

And a 340B hospital in Virginia finds a novel way of not helping vulnerable patients

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Jun 23, 2026
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A Post-Long-Weekend Top 10, Led by U.S.-Germany Trade Drama and Bridge Specifics

A Post-Long-Weekend Top 10, Led by U.S.-Germany Trade Drama and Bridge Specifics

Plus a couple of 340B links and a study on the impact of the Medicare Part D out-of-pocket cap

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Jun 22, 2026
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Europe to Struggle With a Unified MFN Approach to Ensure No Country Gets ‘Played’ by the U.S.

Europe to Struggle With a Unified MFN Approach to Ensure No Country Gets ‘Played’ by the U.S.

And a new report adds up the impact on drug development from the chaos across the innovation ecosystem

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Jun 17, 2026
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Democrats Lay Out a Litany of Price-Lowering Ideas for Drugs (But Fail to Ask the Most Important Question)

Democrats Lay Out a Litany of Price-Lowering Ideas for Drugs (But Fail to Ask the Most Important Question)

And the Trump administration moves ahead with MFN rules as European governments weigh the impacts

Brian Reid
Brian Reid
Jun 16, 2026
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