Prescription Drug Rebates
Guidance for : This letter is one in a series to provide guidance on the health reform legislation, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), P.L. 111-148, enacted on March 23, 2010, and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (HCERA), P.L. 111-152, enacted on March 30, 2010, together called the Affordable Care Act. Specifically, this letter provides information on section 2501 of PPACA and section 1206 of HCERA concerning the increased rebate percentages for covered outpatient drugs dispensed to Medicaid patients, the extension of prescription drug rebates to covered outpatient drugs dispensed to enrollees of Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) and the rebate offset associated with the increase in the rebate percentages.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: April 22, 2010
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