Commissioners Support Recommendation that Would Allow Medicaid to Leverage Medicare NCDs for Prescription Drugs

Commissioners Support Recommendation that Would Allow Medicaid to Leverage Medicare NCDs for Prescription Drugs

The Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission (MACPAC) convened a session on Medicaid coverage drug coverage based on Medicare National Coverage Determinations (NCDs). Principal Analyst Chris Park offered the following policy recommendation for Commissioner consideration: Congress should amend § 1927(d)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act to allow states to exclude or otherwise restrict coverage of a covered outpatient drug… (Slifer, December 8, 2022) #Coverage Decisions, #Prescription Drugs