Medicare Part B Proposed Rule

On March 8th, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a proposed rule that would implement new Medicare Part B drug payment models and clinical decision support tools. The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation would test the alternative payment models over a five-year period to assess the effect on beneficiary health outcomes and expenditures.

The attached document summarizes the payment models that CMS proposes to test. CMS will accept comments on the proposed rule until May 9th. The proposed rule is available here. The HHS report is available here.