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CMS considering Medicare Part B to D demo, Azar says

June 12, 2018 8:12 PM UTC

CMS is considering a demonstration project to test switching drug coverage from Medicare Part B to Part D, HHS Secretary Alex Azar said in congressional testimony Tuesday.

Speaking to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee, Azar acknowledged the need to address concerns raised by lawmakers that switching drugs from Part B to D would impose higher out-of-pocket costs on patients...