…arrangements, the negotiated price is frequently higher than the final payment to pharmacies. Higher negotiated prices lead to higher beneficiary cost-sharing and faster beneficiary advancement through the Part D…

…are based on weak scientific evidence. View the Draft Guidelines: http://www.regulations.gov/#!documentDetail;D=CDC-2015-0112-0002 Submit a Comment to the CDC: https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2015/12/14/2015-31375/proposed-2016-guideline-for-prescribing-opioids-for-chronic-pain#open-comment More Information from the CDC on Prescribing Opioids:…

…links for more information and resources from CMS. https://www.cms.gov/Medicare/Medicare-Fee-for-Service-Payment/PhysicianFeeSched https://www.cms.gov/medicaremedicare-fee-service-paymentphysicianfeeschedpfs-federal-regulation-notices/cms-1734-p https://www.cms.gov/Outreach-and-Education/Medicare-Learning-Network-MLN/MLNProducts/Downloads/eval-mgmt-serv-guide-ICN006764.pdf   default…

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On June 25, the White House announced an initiative to encourage greater transparency in drug pricing. President Trump signed an Executive Order on June 25, entitled “Improving Price and…

…and has launched a multi-society effort to dispute these edits. In response to our outreach, CMS retracted its plans to implement coding edits to bundle 22845, 22846 and 22847…

…that coverage decisions would respect the informed treatment decisions made by these patients. 1. Transfeldt EE, Topp R, Mehbod AA, Winter RB. Surgical outcomes of decompression, decompression with limited…

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