Congressmen rally against AMP rule
Executive Summary
Ten legislators participate in a National Community Pharmacists Association rally to draw attention to looming Medicaid pharmacy reimbursement cuts. Numerous congressmen have expressed concern about CMS' proposed average manufacturer price rule through letters to CMS and HHS, but the agencies have not responded (1"The Pink Sheet" Feb. 26, 2007, p. 19). "Only someone whose intent was to enrich one party and take advantage of another could come up with such a goofy scheme. ... It is too bad that we have to take legislative action," said Marion Berry, D-Ark., author of one of the letters. CMS' final AMP rule is due by July 1...