Part D Redesign: MedPAC Finalizes Recommendations To Congress But COVID-19 Will Get In The Way

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.

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MedPAC Aims To Tamp Down Specialty Drug Costs In Part D

The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission has endorsed legislative and administrative recommendations for redesigning the Medicare Part D benefit in a way that addresses concerns with the rapid increase in specialty drug costs borne by beneficiaries and the government.

The recommendations were adopted by the commissions at a 2 April meeting, completing a year-long development process. (Also see...

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