Medscape2d
CMS Implements Average Sales Price Payment Methodology for Medicare Drugs
Beginning January 1, 2005, CMS will abolish the AWP methodology and replace it with the ASP payment system. Using AWP as a benchmark to pay for outpatient drugs has long been the target of ...
Medscape1mon
CMS Implements Average Sales Price Payment Methodology for Medicare Drugs
The biggest surprise in the proposed rule is the new drug prices, which are contained in a table reflecting the preliminary effect of the ASP payment methodology on 32 widely used drugs.