WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 -- Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has issued a proposed rule called: Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing (GLOBE) Model.

The proposed rule was published in the Federal Register on Dec. 23 by Robert F. Kennedy, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services.

Summary: This proposed rule proposes to implement the Global Benchmark for Efficient Drug Pricing Model ("GLOBE Model"), a new Medicare payment model under section 1115A of the Social Security Act (the Act). The GLOBE Model would test whether a payment model that uses an alternative method for calculating Part B inflation rebate amounts for certain separately payable Part B drugs and biologicals products reduces costs for Medicare fee-for-servic...