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The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) commented this week on proposed regulations that would guide the use of managed care in Medicaid and in the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
PRESS RELEASE
Arlington, Va. — The National Association of Chain Drug Stores (NACDS) commented this week on proposed regulations that would guide the use of managed care in Medicaid and in the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
NACDS submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to help “create standards that will serve to maintain the strong link between Medicaid patients and community pharmacies and the valuable services that these pharmacies provide.”
Managed care refers to a system of healthcare delivery intended to help control costs, the use of services and quality. The Avalere Health consultancy projects that more than three-in-four Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries will be in managed care programs in 2016 — up from 67 percent in 2013.
NACDS focused its comments on six key areas:
NACDS indicated its support for “efforts to develop a framework and rules to govern managed care plans that will ensure patient access to all healthcare services” and said it will “look forward to working with CMS on these very important issues.”
This release can also be found on the NACDS website.