Medicare Cuts to 340B Drug Payments Will Hit Safety-Net Hospitals While Benefiting For-Profit Hospitals Authors: Scott Hulver, Zachary Levinson, Juliette Cubanski, and Meredith Freed Published: Nov 6, 2026

https://www.kff.org/health-costs/medicares-proposed-cut-to-340b-drug-payments-would-hit-safety-net-hospitals-while-benefiting-for-profit-hospitals/ This analysis finds that CMS’s proposed cut to Medicare reimbursement for 340B drugs, and accompanying increase for other outpatient services, will reduce revenues among safety-net hospitals while increasing revenues among for-profit hospitals.