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NY RX CARVE-OUT REPEAL LAWSUIT SYRTIS SOLUTIONS

30 Mar NY Rx CARVE-OUT FACES REPEAL AND LAWSUIT

To reign in prescription drug costs and increase Medicaid program transparency, New York’s Governor, Kathy Hochul, and the New York Medicaid Redesign Team announced earlier this year that the state would carve-out the prescription drug benefit from the Medicaid program. After being delayed for two...

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MEDICAID PHARMACY CARVE-OUT SYRTIS SOLUTIONS PROTPL

29 Jul MEDICAID PHARMACY CARVE-OUTS

    Wisconsin Pharmacy Carve-Out Last year, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services carved out prescription drugs from the Family Care Partnership Program and transitioned to a Fee-for-Service (FFS) delivery model. The carve-out ensured compliance with the 2020 Medicaid and CHIP Managed Care Final Rule and eliminated the...

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prescription drug costs pharmacy benefits carve out medicaid syrtis solutions

25 Aug PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS LEAD TO CARVE-OUT IN OHIO

In addition to the pandemic driven economic downturn and the consequential surge in Medicaid enrollment, rising prescription drug costs in the Medicaid program have caused tremendous fiscal pressure on state budgets over the years. In 2017, pharmaceuticals accounted for 5.1 percent of Medicaid benefit spending, and this expense...

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