tci Medicare Compliance & Reimbursement - 2005 Issue 37

Pharmaceuticals: CAP Comes Off--CMS Clarifies Part B Timeline

Providers afforded pair of chances to choose vendor next year.The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services clarified the timeline for implementing the controversial Competitive Acquisition Program for Part B drugs in the Sept. 6 Federal Register.That was then: The original plan called for CMS to accept bids in August and start the program in January, but the agency delayed the CAP until July 2006 to give it more time to deal with comments.This is now: The first "election period" for the CAP, when physicians have the opportunity to choose to participate and select vendors, will be...

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