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COVID-19, inflation, politics, and an impending recession: it is indisputable that the last two years have had an indelible effect on the healthcare industry. Acute care providers, in particular, have faced a plethora of economic challenges, including increasing costs for drugs and medical devices. However, on June 15, 2022, in American Hospital Association v. Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services<\/em>, 142 S.Ct. 1896 (2022), the American Hospital Association (AHA) secured a win for 340B hospitals\u2014often referred to as safety net hospitals\u2014by successfully challenging the Department of Health and Human Services\u2019 (DHHS) calculation of reimbursement rates. As a result, the Becerra<\/em> court affirmed that DHHS was not statutorily authorized to vary reimbursement rates for different hospital groups; DHHS\u2019s power to increase or decrease the price is distinct from its power to set different rates for different groups of hospitals. Id.<\/em> As a result, the Becerra<\/em> decision has far-reaching implications for acute care providers who provide services to uninsured, underinsured, and rural communities.<\/p>\n

Legislative Backdrop<\/strong><\/p>\n

In order to appreciate the impact of Becerra<\/em>, it is imperative to have a general understanding of the evolution of the regulatory landscape for healthcare providers. During the nineteenth century, acute care was generally provided in the homes of the wealthy or through benevolent institutions, including voluntary, religious, and public or governmental institutions. Generally, the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act of 1894 applied to these early acute care providers, which provided that charitable organizations should enjoy tax-exempt status, provided they operate for charitable purposes.<\/p>\n

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