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Congress builds momentum to block HHS on 340B hospital cuts

Modern Healthcare: The mounting bipartisan push to block or delay the CMS' planned $1.6 billion in Medicare cuts to 340B hospitals before the end of the year has the attention of congressional leaders.

Bipartisan lawmakers who oppose the CMS rule are in a race against time to stall the cuts, which are slated to start Jan. 1, but they're increasingly optimistic that a delay could happen in the end-of-the-year deal or as a stand-alone bill early in the new year.

House Energy and Commerce Committee leaders are in talks with Reps. David McKinley (R-W.Va.) and Mike Thompson (D-Calif.) on a path forward for their bill either as part of the end-of-the-year spending deal or as a stand-alone bill on track for passage early next year, according to a McKinley aide.

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