339 Patient, Provider, Caregiver Groups Oppose Medicare Part B Demo

A group of 339 patient, provider and caregiver groups that are part of the Part B Access for Seniors and Physicians Coalition sent a letter to congressional leaders asking them to block the Trump administration’s Medicare Part B international price referencing demo on Monday (Dec. 10). The coalition listed concerns with the demo’s international price indexing mechanism, its changes to provider reimbursement and its creation of a role for vendors to negotiate prices. The coalition took an alarmist tone, claiming...