CMS’ Long-Awaited AMP Rule Seeks To Clarify Uncertainties In Affordable Care Act’s Definition
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
A proposed rule on the calculation of average manufacturer price issued Jan. 27 addresses numerous complex issues for the pharmaceutical industry in its 200 pages, including a proposal that manufacturers report AMP based on their actual sales to retail community pharmacies or to wholesalers for drugs distributed to retail community pharmacies.
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