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Partnership Comment Letter Outlines Concerns with CMS Proposal to Weaken 'Six Protected Classes'

1/24/2019

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Today, Partnership for Part D Access (Partnership) submitted a comment letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) expressing concern that the agency’s recent Medicare proposal to weaken Medicare’s six protected classes will ultimately harm patients with the most complex conditions. In the letter, the Partnership highlights several concerns with CMS’ proposed rule, arguing that the agency misunderstands both the congressional intent of the policy and the reality of how it is appropriately working for Medicare patients today. The letter provides ample evidence highlighting the effectiveness of the current protected classes policy, which was created to ensure patients with the most challenging medical conditions have access to the full range of treatment options under Medicare Part D. “The flaws in the proposed approach and the potential for significant harm to patients lead us to respectfully request the agency withdraw each of the three proposed exceptions,” the letter states. 

​The letter in its entirety can be accessed below. 

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