Medicare New Technology Add-On Payment Awards For Hospital Drugs On The Rise

Eight inpatient prescription drugs are deemed eligible for supplemental payments in 2020, a big increase from years past, based on a review of US Medicare's new technology add-on payment approvals for prescription drugs since 2011. 

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Azedra, Elzonris, Xospata among the drugs eligible for extra Medicare hospital payments. • Source: Shutterstock

The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved all eight inpatient hospital drugs seeking a reimbursement boost in 2020 under the program's new technology add-on payment policy, continuing an upward trend.

The NTAPs, which supplement payments for new drugs and other technologies for up to three years, were announced in the...

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