{"id":44161,"date":"2017-12-19T18:10:13","date_gmt":"2017-12-19T18:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/?p=44161"},"modified":"2017-12-19T18:13:37","modified_gmt":"2017-12-19T18:13:37","slug":"grange-cheers-request-information-cms-proposal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/grange-cheers-request-information-cms-proposal\/","title":{"rendered":"Grange cheers request for information by CMS on proposal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-44159\" src=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MedicarePartD-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" srcset=\"https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MedicarePartD-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/vps70863.inmotionhosting.com\/~nationalgrange\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/MedicarePartD.jpg 755w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/>On Tuesday, Dec. 19, National Grange President Betsy Huber sent a statement to\u00a0CMS Director Seema Verma and all the Senate and House healthcare staffers\u00a0regarding the solicitation by CMS for information regarding a proposed rule change for Medicare Part D.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The change is aimed at driving down out-of-pocket costs for\u00a0prescription drugs, something seniors and rural Americans are disproportionately affected by.<\/p>\n<p>In the statement,\u00a0Huber said,\u00a0\u201c&#8230;we believe comments will make it harder for Pharmacy Benefit Managers (PBMs) to pocket rebates and discounts intended for consumers and help ensure that the discounts and rebates negotiated by manufactures in Medicare Part D actually get to patients. 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