340B Rebate Model Delay Act

HR 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 HCR14-Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 3302 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2025 H.R.5371 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act of 2026 S. 3389 Lowering Health care Cost for Americans Act H.R. 1262 Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act H.R. 5582 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act H.R. 5304 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 H.R. 3277 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act H.R. 9504 Tax Exempt Hospital Transparency Act H.R. 9599 SECURE 340B Act H.R. 5256 340B ACCESS ACT S. 2587 Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, 2026 S. 2355 Patients Deserve Price Tags Act S. 891 Bipartisan Health Care Act S. 932 Give Kids a Chance Act of 2025 S. 1677 Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act S. 2372 340B PATIENTS Act S. 5037 MediKids Act S. 5244 Sustain 340B Act H.R. 10770 340B Rebate Model Delay Act

Client expense: $57,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), SENATE

Discretionary funding for the Health Center Program, the National Health Service Corps, and the Teaching Health Centers Graduate Medical Education Program that is funded via the Appropriations measure covering the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations for FY 2027 in both the House and the Senate. The Community Health Center Fund reauthorization; this "extender" must be reauthorized by December 31, 2026. Lobbying related to ACH's proposed CHC Value and Innovation Fund; H.R.1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act implementation, specifically state-based operations to implement the Rural Health Transformation Program and Community Engagement Requirements Issues related to CMS Interim Final Rule implementing Community Engagement Requirements & Notice of Proposed Rulemaking for Medicaid Managed Care State Directed Payments and Medicaid Fee-for-Service Targeted Medicaid Practitioner Payments. H.R. 10398, the Community Health Center Reforms Enabling Better Access for Seniors and Elders (CHC REBASE) Act. Medicare/Duals issues including Medicare PPS payments, the PACE program, and telehealth flexibilities in the Medicare program. 340B Drug Pricing Program legislation, including HR 10770, the 340B Rebate Model Delay Act; HR 5244, the SUSTAIN 340B Act; HR 9599, the SECURE 340B Act; the 340B Patients Act (S 2372 & HR 4581); the Community Health Center Drug Pricing Protection Act (HR 7391). Comments and legislative efforts to block 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program efforts and manufacturers efforts to compel claims data Issues and legislation related to the primary care workforce, including the Developing the Community Health Workforce Act (HR8629), the Health Workforce Innovation Act (HR935), H-1Bs for Physicians and the Healthcare Workforce Act (HR7961), the Community TEAMS Act of 2025 (HR3885), funding for Title 7 & Title 8 workforce programs and activities related to a new workforce coalition, The Alliance to Strengthen Americas Health Workforce for the Underserved Issues related to CMMI models and health center participation in value-based care payment arrangements, including MAHA Elevate, ACCESS, and LEAD Issues related to the Health Center Community Transformation Hub Act (Has not been reintroduced in 119th Congress) Issues related to the Trump Administrations stance on community health centers and primary care workforce funding, including the Make America Healthy Again agenda (nutrition and chronic disease management). Legislation being developed by Senator Warnock to establish an HRSA grant program to help Section 330 grantees maintain and modernize mobile units.

Client expense: $65,000 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), SENATE, White House Office

Issue: Educate Congress on how the 340B Drug Pricing Program helps safety-net providers fulfill their missions and care for patients and communities. Support measures to preserve and strengthen the 340B Drug Pricing Program. Support measures to prevent pharmacy benefit managers and commercial insurers from imposing discriminatory reimbursement policies on 340B covered entities. Support codification of covered entities ability to use contract pharmacies. Support protections against manufacturer-imposed claims submission requirements. 340B Drug Pricing Integrity and Affordability for Patients Act (340B for Patients Act) Issue: Oppose efforts to restrict the scope of the 340B program and transition 340B into a rebate model. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose numeric and geographic limits on covered entities use of contract pharmacy arrangements. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on a site's proportion of charity care or Medicaid outpatient services. S.5244 - Supporting Underserved and Strengthening Transparency, Accountability, and Integrity Now and for the Future of 340B Act (SUSTAIN 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support legislatively codifying Congress intent for the 340B program. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. H.R.9599 - Strengthening the Exercise of Controls and Upgrading Requirements for Efficiency in 340B Act (SECURE 340B Act) Issue: Support codifying covered entities ability to use an unlimited network of contract pharmacies to deliver 340B-acquired drugs to patients. Support protecting 340B covered entities against discrimination by pharmacy benefit managers and payers. Support a moratorium on the Department of Health and Human Services 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Oppose additional restrictions on 340B patient definition. Oppose additional reporting requirements for 340B hospitals. Oppose restrictions on child site eligibility based on the social vulnerability score or payer mix. H.R.10770 - 340B Rebate Model Delay Act Issue: Delay implementation of the 340B Rebate Model Pilot Program. Educate lawmakers about the administrative burden such a model would impose on covered entities. Issue: Oppose shift in 340B program administration from Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). Oppose Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) Medicare Part B reimbursement reduction for 340B-acquired drugs from average sales price (ASP) plus 6 percent to ASP minus 33.4 percent. Issue: Support policies to ensure access to robust and comprehensive coverage. Oppose insurance plans that do not meet Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements, provide adequate cost-sharing protections, or a sufficiently robust provider network. Support an extension of the enhanced premium tax credits (EPTCs) provided by the American Rescue Plan Act, or other policies to reduce premium payments, maintain enrollment, and reduce the uncompensated care burden on academic health systems. Support affordable and increased access to state Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace exchanges. Support policies that lower enrollees private insurance costs. Issue: Support policies to improve maternal health outcomes through expanded Medicaid coverage, enhanced data collection, and improved access to behavioral health care during the perinatal period. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the medical education and training continuum, higher education accreditation, the annual residency Match, and the role of the National Resident Matching Program (NRMP) in medical education and residency. Issue: Provide guidance on the implementation of the No Surprises Act (P.L.116-260). Issue: Educate Congress and the administration on the role of academic medicine in the provision of mental and behavioral health care, including initiatives to respond to the opioid epidemic. Support policies to strengthen the behavioral health workforce, promote the uptake of integrated behavioral health models, advance mental health research, and ensure access to coverage and care. Issue: Educate Congress about the financial challenges facing academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, and affiliated faculty physicians, including reimbursement challenges, workforce challenges, inflation, and others. Issue: Educate Congress about the role of academic health systems, academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, medical schools, and affiliated faculty physicians play in providing care to all communities, including rural and underserved populations. Issue: Support reauthorization of the Childrens Hospitals Graduate Medical Education (CHGME) program. Issue: Support reauthorization of the National Health Service Corps (NHSC). Issue: Urge full staffing and funding for health, public health, and research agencies. Issue: Educate Congress and the administration about medical education as it relates to nutrition, hunger, and health; reproductive health; substance use disorders; medication assisted treatment for opioid use disorders; health care for people with disabilities; menopause and womens health; and maternal health. Issue: Educate Congress on resident expectations related to clinical practice and oppose so-called physician service mandates. H.R.6468 - Rural Residency Planning and Development Act of 2025 Issue: Support codification of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) rural residency planning and development program. Issue: Support providing discretionary funds for rural teaching hospitals to expand their residency programs. Issue: Encourage changes to Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) financial aid programs as a result of Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) updates. Issue: Educate Congress on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in academic medicine. H.R.4262/S.4110 - Educating Medical Professionals and Optimizing Workforce Efficiency and Readiness (EMPOWER) for Health Act Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VII health professions programs. H.R.3593/S.1874 - Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act of 2025 Issue: Support reauthorization of the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA) Title VIII nursing workforce development programs. H.R.5428 - Medical Student Education Authorization Act Issue: Support long-term authorization for the Title VII Medical Student Education program, which provides grants to public institutions of higher education to expand or support graduate education for physicians, focusing on institutions in states with the most severe primary care provider shortage. H.Res.1589 - Expressing support for the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. Issue: Support the designation of October 1 as National Latino and Latina Physician Day. S.331 - HALT Fentanyl Act Issue: Educate Congress on research and schedule I substances. Issue: Support the US Preventive Services Task Force. Issue: Support oversight regarding changes to pediatric vaccine schedule. Issue: Provide comments on the Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) strategy. S.1941 - Cure Hepatitis C Act of 2025 Issue: Support funding to expand access to rapid screening, treatment, and services to support hepatitis C elimination. P.L.119-60 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 H.R.3838 - Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 S.1071 - National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 Issue: Support robust medical staffing for the military health system and provisions that strengthen the military medical workforce. Issue: Oppose CDC website changes related to autism and vaccinations. Issue: Educate lawmakers about health workforce patterns including primary care.

Client expense: $431,446 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality (AHRQ), Centers For Disease Control & Prevention (CDC), Centers For Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), Executive Office of the President (EOP), Food & Drug Administration (FDA), HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Health & Human Services, Dept of (HHS), Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA), Natl Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Management & Budget (OMB), Office of Natl Drug Control Policy (NDCP), Office of Science & Technology Policy (OSTP), SENATE, Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)