Trump Admin Tests New Medicare Drug Pricing Pilot Programs

Federal health agencies have unveiled two test models aimed at lowering prescription prices by referencing international drug costs and benchmarks.
Trump Admin Tests New Medicare Drug Pricing Pilot Programs
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced two pilot programs on Dec. 19, as the Trump administration tests new ways to lower out-of-pocket drug costs for Americans on Medicare.

The first pilot program, Guarding U.S. Medicare Against Rising Drug Costs (GUARD), would apply an alternative approach to calculating prescription drugs for people on Medicare.

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