Crosswalk for Changes to Pharmacy Survey Tool
0938-1041
“Dear
Pharmacy“ Letter Type of Change Rational for
Change
Paragraph 1 Added the word “estimating”
To clarify acquisition costs
Paragraph 2 Added “with input from” To be more specific
Paragraph 2 Changed beginning of To better clarify
sentence that stated “The
NADAC is a new pricing
benchmark that will be
based on the national average
costs…. “ to “We expect that
the NADAC reference file
will represent a new
pricing benchmark based
on the national average
costs…”
Paragraph 3 Added the words “reference To clarify NADAC
file” two times
Paragraph 3 Removed the word “upon” To better clarify
and added “they can use”
Paragraph 3 Removed the sentence To better clarify
“CMS will require a
simultaneous evaluation
of the state’s Medicaid
dispensing fee to ensure
that Medicaid participating
pharmacies are reimbursed a
reasonable dispensing fee.”
And added “…we expect that
States will simultaneously
evaluate their Medicaid
dispensing fee.”
Paragraph 5 Removed spotlight reference Website has changed from cms.gov to
and spotlight e-mail address. Medicaid.gov
Paragraph 7 Removed the words To better clarify, per OGC
“exclusive”, “strictly”, recommendation
“and will be exempted
from public disclosure”,
and “or any other entity”.
Added the words
“consistent with”.
Paragraph 8 Added the words “…have To better clarify participation
the opportunity to…”
Paragraph 9 Added the words “project” To better clarify
and “estimate”. Removed the
word “provide”.
*** Please note that these are all minor changes to the pharmacy survey tool, and they were not made as a result of any comments received. In addition, these changes will not add any burden / cost to the PRA packet.
| File Type | application/msword |
| Author | CMS |
| Last Modified By | LMF |
| File Modified | 2012-02-07 |
| File Created | 2012-02-07 |