CMS Proposal To Further Reduce Medicaid 'Best Prices' Thwarted, For Now

The agency says it will collect additional information from manufacturers on methods for adding up price concessions from the supply chain before moving ahead.

The Proposed CMS Policy Also Could Have Deepened Discounts To 340B Providers. • Source: Shutterstock

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has put at least one of the controversial elements of a pending Medicaid pricing rule on hold.

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