Slavitt Says Next CMS Head Has No Choice, Must Deal With Rx Costs

CMS Acting Administrator Andy Slavitt said the next administration will have to deal with rising drug prices, and he implied that the tactics used to control hospital spending, such as value-based pay, bundled pay and capitated pay, will likely be applied to drugs. However, when asked what he plans to accomplish before the end of this administration, drugs were not on his list. “The person sitting in my chair next isn't going to have a choice but to make this...