On the recordMay 16, 2016
CMS would set payment rates for drugs they believe are therapeutically similar, despite which drug a patient needs.
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congress.govCMS would set payment rates for drugs they believe are therapeutically similar, despite which drug a patient needs.
Upton criticizes CMS's proposed payment rates for drugs based on perceived similarity rather than patient needs.
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I think, with all governmental policies, there is a balance of costs and benefits.
This is -- I think, that call -- I think he might have been from South Carolina.
At a time when we are seeing the highest rates ever--100,000 folks, man, in 2020--it is so disturbing that the administration seems to be favoring weakening penalties for drug traffickers.