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CMS says all states applied to its Medicaid drug pricing model initiative

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According to CMS, all 50 states, DC, and Puerto Rico have applied to join the CMS GENEROUS Model, which aims to lower Medicaid prescription drug costs through MFN pricing.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has announced participating states in a nationwide Medicaid drug payment initiative designed to reduce prescription drug costs through international reference pricing.

The program, known as the GENErating cost Reductions fOr US Medicaid (GENEROUS) Model, is being administered through the CMS Innovation Center.

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