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CMS Unveils Enhanced “Drug Dashboards” to Increase Transparency on Drug Prices
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a redesigned version of the Drug Spending Dashboards. For the first time, the dashboards include year-over-year information on drug pricing and highlight which manufactures have been increasing their prices.
Press Release Speech: Medicare Remarks by CMS Administrator Seema Verma at the Commonwealth Club of California
I’d like to talk to you about things on which we all agree, like the future of our healthcare system, and Medicare. And if we have time we can touch quickly on world peace before we all leave.
Press Release Speech: Remarks by CMS Administrator Seema Verma at the American Hospital Association Annual Membership Meeting
Good morning, and thank you for that kind introduction. I also want to thank the American Hospital Association for the invitation. For those of you that don’t know me, I spent the early days of my career at a public hospital.
Fact Sheet Drug Spending Information Products Fact Sheet
Today, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced the release of updated information products that provide greater transparency on drug spending in the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
Fact Sheet Speech: Remarks by CMS Administrator Seema Verma at the Pharmacy Quality Alliance Annual Meeting
Good afternoon, it’s a pleasure to be with you today. Pharmacists are on the front lines of patient care and have keen insight to the issues that patients face. We appreciate your hard work, and we look forward to working with you on a goal that I’m sure we share – ensuring that all patients can access their medications at an affordable price.
Fact Sheet OVERALL HEALTH CARE COST GROWTH PROJECTIONS SLOW FROM 2003 MEDICARE DRUG COVERAGE EXPECTED TO LOWER PRICES
The rate of health care spending in the United States is projected to grow 7.5 percent in 2004, down from the 7.7 percent growth experienced in 2003, according to a report issued today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).
Press Release MEDICARE REDUCES IMPROPER CLAIMS PAYMENTS BY HALF
Aggressive oversight and new improvement efforts have cut the number of improper fee-for-service Medicare claims payments by half in one year, from 10.1 percent in 2004 to 5.2 percent in 2005, a $9.5 billion reduction in improper payments, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Administrator Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., announced today.
Press Release FINAL 2009 CHANGES TO PAYMENT POLICIES AND RATES UNDER MEDICARE PHYSICIAN FEE SCHEDULE
On October 30, 2008, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a final rule for the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) for calendar year CY 2009.
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