The average sales price (ASP) used to calculate what Medicare pays providers for Part B drugs has been posted on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) website. The ASP is recalculated each quarter based on sales and price data from pharmaceutical manufacturers.
CMS reports that a comparison of the second quarter 2006 with prior quarters reveals that most drug prices have remained stable. For most of the higher volume drugs (36 out of the top 50), the payment amounts changed 2 percent or less, and for 32 of these drugs the change is about 1 percent.
Click here for a CMS page including multiple downloads, including the April 2006 ASP pricing file.
CMS also has posted second quarter provider updates. Click here for the page listing links to the updates.
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