A belated Happy New Year to my fellow advocates! Here’s your first update for 2019 on what the rheumatology community should know is going on in Washington, D.C., right now. Current Climate On Jan. 3, the 116th Congress gaveled into session with Democrats in control of the House of Representatives and Republicans still the majority in the…
CMS Proposes New Part B Drug Payment Model
Late last month, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released an advance notice of proposed rulemaking (ANPRM), seeking feedback on a potential drug pricing model called the International Pricing Index (IPI) model. This comment solicitation is in alignment with the administration’s blueprint to lower drug costs and reduce out-of-pocket costs, and is an…