On Nov. 30, AMCP submitted comments on CMS draft guidance for Calendar Year (CY) 2022 Medicare Advantage capitation rate and Part C and Part D payment policies. AMCP responded to CMS’s proposed introduction of a COVID-19 measure for the 2023 Part C and Part D performance measure display page and in the Star Ratings program, pending rulemaking.
On November 20, HHS released a Final Rule that amends the discount safe harbor regulation to eliminate protections for price concessions offered by pharmaceutical manufacturers to plan sponsors and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) under contract with plan sponsors starting January 1, 2022.
