Today, the Trump Administration finalized improvements to Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D, which provide seniors with medical and prescription drug coverage through competing private insurance plans.
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Delay in Final Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy National Coverage Determination
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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule on May 16, 2019 that modernizes and improves the Medicare Advantage and Part D programs. These changes will ensure that patients have greater transparency into the cost of prescription drugs in Part D and will also enable Medicare Advantage plans to negotiate better prices for physician-administered medicines in Part C.
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Agency issues guidance for Medicaid Managed Care and CHIP health plans that clarifies how current regulations require “spread pricing” to be accounted in the calculation of Medical Loss Ratios (MLRs)
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Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the National Rural Health Association Annual Conference
(As prepared for delivery – May 8, 2019)
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Today at the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) Annual Meeting, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Seema Verma for the first time walked through the agency’s comprehensive strategy to improve patients’ access to emerging technologies.
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Remarks by Administrator Seema Verma at the Medical Device Manufacturers Association Annual Meeting
(As prepared for delivery – May 2, 2019)