“340B provider advocates, attorneys and program consultants offered largely mixed reactions Tuesday to the Health Resources Services and Administration’s (HRSA) reconsideration of 340B rebates following a federal court ruling that blocked the Trump administration’s initial rebate model from taking effect last month,” writes Shannon Young at 340B Report. HRSA is soliciting comments from stakeholders on whether HRSA HRSA “should implement a rebate model under the 340B program and how best to operationalize any such rebate framework for stakeholders.”

An Advocates for Community Health (ACH) spokesperson said the trade group, which represents health centers, is “disappointed that the agency is again advancing a model that would negatively impact community health centers.”

“Community health centers rely on stable, predictable resources to serve patients in underserved communities,” they said in an email. “We look forward to working with the administration and [Capitol] Hill to develop a solution that prevents duplicate discounts without threatening the financial stability of health centers.”

The National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC) did not respond to 340B Report’s request for comment on the RFI.

U.S. Reps. Jack Bergman (R-Mich.) and Jake Auchincloss (D-Mass.) introduced legislation earlier this month that would “exempt [community health centers (CHCs)/federally qualified health centers (FQHCs)] from any proposed rebate-model for the 340B program.” NACHC and ACH have both endorsed the bill.