CMS Revises Prior Authorization Guidance for Part D Drugs for Hospice Patients; Provides Two-Month Delay in Effective Date

On March 10, 2014 CMS released a memo, Part D Payments for Drugs for Beneficiaries Enrolled in Hospice – Final 2014 Guidance, to hospice providers and all Part D plan sponsors.  This memo is a follow-up to a December 6, 2013 memo suggesting a prior authorization (PA) process for Part D enrollees receiving hospice care. …