AMCP webinar that reviewed the provisions contained in the draft 2020 CMS Medicare Part D Call Letter that was released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 30, 2019.
On February 12, 2019, AMCP provide comments to the HHS OCR in response to its Request for Information on Modifying HIPAA Rules to Improve Coordinated Care. AMCP shared its support of HIPAA modernization, specifically as it relates to aligning 42 CFR Part 2 requirements with HIPAA.
Press Release: AMCP CEO Susan A. Cantrell, RPh, CAE, issued the following statement on HHS’s proposed rule to eliminate negotiated rebates for pharmaceuticals under Medicare Part D and managed Medicaid programs.
On January 31, 2019, HHS proposed sweeping changes to the current system for medication pricing and contracting by PBM companies in federal programs. This summary reviews OIG's proposal to eliminate the safe harbor protections for rebates that exist in the federal Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) and replace these protections with proposed new safe harbors allowing for point-of-sale discounts to beneficiaries and for manufacturer-paid service fees to PBMs.