Reimbursement News, In Brief
Executive Summary
HHS delays state deadlines for committing to insurance exchanges, PCORI solicits research applications and Walgreens study measures medication adherence.
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Methods Research Dominates PCORI Pilot Projects
The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute announced the awardees of pilot project research funds, with many winners emphasizing research that advances the methodology of conducting patient-centered outcomes research.
PCORI Plans Detailed Funding Announcement For One Area Of Research Agenda
The overall Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute’s research agenda offered five broad areas where it will be seeking to fund research. While four of those areas will remain broadly defined when PCORI solicits study proposals through a PCORI funding announcement in May, the PFA in the area of accelerating patient-centered outcomes research and methodological research will add some specifics on types of studies needed and be issued in July.
Medicare Reimbursement For Part B Drugs Is 48% Above 340B Prices To Hospitals, MedPAC Finds
New study updates past commission analyses and highlights the significant margin between Medicare payments for drugs and the prices paid by 340B-eligible providers.