Am. Hosp. Ass'n v. Azar

RUDOLPH CONTRERAS, United States District Judge

I. INTRODUCTION

This Court previously held that the Department of Health and Human Services ("HHS") exceeded its statutory authority when it reduced the 2018 Medicare reimbursement rate for certain pharmaceutical drugs-those covered by the "340B Program"-by nearly 30%. In that decision, the Court asked the parties to provide supplemental briefing regarding the appropriate remedy. That briefing is now ripe for the Court's consideration. Plaintiffs, a group of hospital associations and non-profit hospitals,1 have also filed a supplemental complaint…