Lawmakers, Stakeholders Praise CMS For Axing Key Pieces Of Part D Rule, But Community Pharmacists Cry Foul

CMS on Monday (March 10) drew praise from lawmakers, insurers and drug makers for putting on hold the bulk of its controversial Part D proposed rule, but community pharmacists said the agency had a legal obligation to move forward with the rule's now-scrapped plan to open up preferred pharmacy networks. Also put on ice are the rule's proposals to remove the protected status of three drug classes and reduce the number of Part D plans that insurance companies may offer...