State Release 051
Guidance for : Several States have recently introduced legislation which authorizes the State to deny reimbursement for medically necessary drugs if the manufacturers do not offer certain discounts to all purchasers within the State. Generally, the proposed legislation requires a drug manufacturer to give proportionately equal discounts on drugs to all purchasers within the State based on the discounts offered to the most favored purchaser or else Medicaid coverage of that
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: April 13, 1995
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