CMS Eyeing Test To Lower Part B Drug Payments Through ASP Formula Change
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Agency looks to its innovation center in lieu of legislation to curb spending; new budget plans cites $7.8bn in 10-year savings from rates set at ASP+3%.
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