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Title
Geographic Variation in Prescription Drug Spending
Project Officer(s)
Jesse Levy
Start Date
End Date
Award
Task Order (XRAD)
Description
This Task Order, mandated under Section 107(a) of the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 (MMA) analyzes Medicare Part D data to examine the extent of geographic variation in per capita drug spending, and whether that variation is attributable to prices or differences in utilization. Findings from this research will inform a Report to Congress (due January 1, 2009), about whether it is appropriate to include a geographic adjustment factor in Medicare's payment to Part D plans. The study includes an optional task that analyzes the impact of a geographic adjuster on Medicare's direct subsidies to Part D plans, if wide geographic variations are found.
Funding
$185,971.00
Principal Investigator(s)
Grecia Marrufo, Thomas MaCurdy
Project Number
HHSM-500-2006-00006I/0002
Status
The Report to Congress has been delivered and is available on CMS' website here: http://cms.hhs.gov/Reports/Downloads/MaCurdy_RxGeoPrice_RTC_2009.pdf. The final report from the project is available here: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/Reports/Downloads/MaCurdy_RxGeoPrice_TechReport_2009.pdf. All tasks from the project are complete.
Awardee Address
500 Airport Blvd. Suite 365
Burlingame, CA 94010
United States
Awardee Name
Acumen, LLC.