New Study Proposes Robust Quality Measurement for Medicare Prescription Drug Plans
“Medicare‘s prescription drug benefit holds great promise for improving seniors’ lives by increasing access to medications,” said NCQA President Margaret E. O’Kane. “But we need to make sure that the promise of the benefit isn’t undercut by the possibility of medication errors. This paper highlights a great opportunity to collect and report data that can lead to improvements in appropriate medication management for seniors.”
Judith Cahill, executive director of AMCP, said “Pharmacists play a significant role in health care delivery; an effective pharmacist goes a long way towards enhancement of patient care. CMS can build on the best practices of commercial health plans and pharmacy benefit management companies and adapt them to meet the particular characteristics of the Medicare pharmacy benefit.”
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