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Prescription drug monitoring programs, or PDMPs, are an example of one initiative proposed to alleviate effects of the opioid crisis. [1] The programs are designed to restrict prescription drug abuse by limiting a patient's ability to obtain similar prescriptions from multiple providers (i.e. “doctor shopping”) and reducing diversion of controlled substances.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is a federal agency within the United States Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that administers the Medicare program and works in partnership with state governments to administer Medicaid, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and health insurance portability standards.
A group of Mississippi lawmakers made a final compromise to expand Medicaid in Mississippi and keep the bill alive for votes in the Senate and House. MS Legislature beats deadline by minutes, set ...
The Mississippi Legislature has sent a bill to the governor's desk that aims to expand Medicaid eligibility for pregnant women. House Bill 539 was approved by the Senate on Wednesday with a 48-4 ...
The National Council for Prescription Drug Programs (NCPDP) is an American nonprofit standards development organization representing most sectors of the U.S. pharmacy services industry. It was founded in 1977 as the extension of a Drug Ad Hoc Committee that made recommendations for the U.S. National Drug Code (NDC).
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In the United States, health insurance providers often hire an outside company to handle price negotiations, insurance claims, and distribution of prescription drugs. Providers which use such pharmacy benefit managers include commercial health plans, self-insured employer plans, Medicare Part D plans, the Federal Employees Health Benefits ...
The Mississippi Division of Medicaid is still waiting on federal approval to launch its new presumptive eligibility program for pregnant women. Mississippi Medicaid prenatal care access program ...