Medicare Part B: Data on Coupon Discounts Is Needed to Evaluate Methodology for Setting Drug Payment Rates

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By James Cosgrove (au)
Year: 2016
Pages: 34
Binding Paperback
ISBN 978-1-4578-6346-2

Product Code: 1457863464

Description

Use of drug coupons in the private sector has increased in recent years. This report studied coupon programs for drugs covered by Medicare Part B, including any implications for Part B spending. In 2015, manufacturers of 29 of the 50 high-expenditure Medicare Part B drugs that were analyzed offered coupon programs, which reduce the costs that patients incur for specific drugs. This report (1) identifies coupon programs associated with high-expenditure Part B drugs and describes the extent to which privately insured patients use coupons; and (2) examines, for drugs with coupon programs, the suitability of the Part B drug payment rate methodology. Table and figure. This is a print on demand report.

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