Foley special counsel Mary Hendrickson is speaking in a Strafford webinar panel titled “Inflation Reduction Act’s Medicare Prescription Payment Plan: New CMS Guidance” on May 1. This CLE program will provide guidance to health care counsel on the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) Medicare Prescription Payment Plan. The panel will examine the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) guidance as well as the operational changes and requirements necessary to implement the changes. The panelists will discuss the potential implications for reimbursement and offer best practices for implementing the changes.
This session will review these and other key considerations:
- What guidance has been provided as to how the payment plan works?
- What parameters does the guidance place on sponsors to effectuate new processes?
- What impact may the IRA Payment Plan have on reimbursement?
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