Pew Comments on Proposed Regulations for Medicare Part D Drug Management Programs

Proposal would do little to curb opioid misuse in the Medicare population

Pew Comments on Proposed Regulations for Medicare Part D Drug Management Programs

On Jan. 16, The Pew Charitable Trusts’ substance use prevention and treatment initiative submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services on proposed regulations for Medicare Part D that would allow insurers to use drug management programs to protect beneficiaries from opioid-related harms. Pew’s comments outline why the regulations would fail to protect patients at risk for such harms and offer recommendations for strengthening the proposal.