CMS has been granted a stay in court proceedings against its current discount-drug-card proposal to allow the agency to investigate issuing a new version of the proposal - In Brief - Brief Article

Healthcare Financial Management, Jan, 2002

CMS has been granted a stay in court proceedings against its current discount-drug-card proposal to allow the agency to investigate issuing a new version of the proposal. A court-imposed injunction halting all activity on CMS's original plan remains in place. The stay provides a break in further court action so that CMS can draft a new version that will accommodate legal concerns and perhaps be more palatable to affected industries.

Before drafting the plan, CMS will publish a notice of proposed rule-making and solicit comments. To read the decision of the U.S. District Court of Washington, D.C., regarding granting the stay, go to http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/district-courtrecent.html (click on the November 8, 2001, decision).