Trump Administration May Resurrect Most Favored Nation Model To Lower Drug Prices

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : Courts could intervene to block the federal government from doing something unprecedented in the U.S.: Setting prices based on international benchmarks, which rely on price controls.
55% : Under an Affordable Care Act provision, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have the authority to test payment models through demonstration or pilot projects.
55% : In this context, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation -- also known as the "Innovation Center" -- is authorized under the ACA to design, implement and test novel healthcare payment models to address growing concerns about rising costs, quality of care and inefficient spending.
49% : In lieu of an executive order that instructs the Innovation Center to pursue international price referencing in Medicare, legislators could pass a separate law.

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