Medicare Rx Plan Price Reviews By CMS Are “Appropriate,” MedPAC Says
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
CMS would not set drug prices or an average discount across a group of drugs, Medicare Payment Advisory Commission notes in comments on Part D regs. MedPAC also supports use of drug price benchmark for Part D “fallback” plans.
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