Class Warfare: CMS Proposes Sweeping Changes to Part D; “Protected Class” Cuts Just the Start
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Part D by proposing the most sweeping changes to the Medicare drug benefit since it launched. Proposed revisions to the “Protected Classes” will get the most attention, but the rest of the rule may have more profound impacts going forward.
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