Medicare Rx medication therapy management
Executive Summary
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services sets 2006 "cost threshold" for Medicare beneficiaries targeted for medication therapy management services under Part D benefit. Patient drug spending must be "likely to exceed" $4,000 a year for multiple chronic diseases. Overall, CMS is giving Medicare drug plans free rein in implementing required medication therapy management programs (1"The Pink Sheet" Feb. 7, 2005, p. 21)...