Part D Redesign: MedPAC Finalizes Recommendations To Congress But COVID-19 Will Get In The Way
Executive Summary
Plan includes new 30% manufacturer discount in the US Medicare Part D catastrophic phase, which manufacturers will oppose as too high. But it also caps beneficiary cost sharing, a long-sought industry goal.
You may also be interested in...
US Medicare Part D Inflation Is Real, MedPAC Rebate Data Show
The US Medicare Payment Advisory Commission shares its first looks at the impact of rebates in the Medicare Part D program. Rebates do indeed distort the overall spending trends, the analyses suggest – but underlying prices are still increasing relatively quickly.
Medicare Price Inflation Rebates In Build Back Better Bill Are Prospective Only
The legislation would also establish new manufacturer discounts in Medicare Part D as part of a redesign of the benefit that includes a cap on beneficiary out-of-pocket spending. Negotiations are still fluid on the overall legislative package, however, and things could change.
Part B Is Plan B: Specialty Drug Prices Primed For Fallback Reform Effort
As Biden administration and MedPAC both work on ideas to overhaul Part B, marketers of physician-administered drugs (primarily for cancer, ophthalmology and rheumatological disorders) should prepare for a fight – but only if the broader ‘negotiation’ push fails.