WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule called: Request for Information; Medicare Part D Reasonable and Relevant Pharmacy Contracting Standards.
The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Sept. 24 by Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.
Summary: This request for information (RFI) solicits input from interested parties for purposes of establishing standards for reasonable and relevant pharmacy contract terms and conditions under the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Section 6223(a) of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (CAA, 2026) amends section 1860D-4(b)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act (the Act) to require Part D plan sponsors ...