{"id":7107,"date":"2009-06-10T12:21:00","date_gmt":"2009-06-10T16:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/merkley-health-reform-should-include-drug-rebate-extension\/"},"modified":"2023-07-24T11:11:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-24T15:11:46","slug":"merkley-health-reform-should-include-drug-rebate-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merkley.senate.gov\/es\/merkley-health-reform-should-include-drug-rebate-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Merkley: La reforma de salud debe incluir la extensi\u00f3n del reembolso de medicamentos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong><br \/>Washington DC<\/strong> \u2013 Senador de Oreg\u00f3n Jeff Merkley<br \/>\npidi\u00f3 hoy a los l\u00edderes del Comit\u00e9 Senatorial de Finanzas que incluyan una<br \/>\nextensi\u00f3n del programa de reembolso de medicamentos de Medicaid a los planes de atenci\u00f3n administrada (MCO) en<br \/>\nla legislaci\u00f3n de reforma de salud que se est\u00e1 redactando actualmente.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">En una carta al Senador Max Baucus (D-Mont.) y al Senador<br \/>\nCharles Grassley (R-Iowa), el Senador Merkley solicit\u00f3 que las MCO se incluyan en<br \/>\nacuerdos de reembolso de medicamentos recetados con el Departamento de Salud y Recursos Humanos<br \/>\nServicios.<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">En Oreg\u00f3n, casi el 80 por ciento de los afiliados a Medicaid<br \/>\nparticipar en planes de atenci\u00f3n administrada.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">\u201cMientras nos preparamos para abordar la reforma del cuidado de la salud, vamos a<br \/>\ndebemos buscar ahorros de costos en todos los lugares que podamos\u201d, dijo Merkley. &quot;Uno<br \/>\nmanera de sentido com\u00fan para reducir los costos es extender los reembolsos de medicamentos recetados a<br \/>\nplanes de atenci\u00f3n administrada. Hacer este cambio ahorrar\u00eda miles de millones de d\u00f3lares para<br \/>\ncontribuyentes federales y estatales durante la pr\u00f3xima d\u00e9cada: Oreg\u00f3n probablemente ahorrar\u00eda $16<br \/>\nmillones solo en el pr\u00f3ximo a\u00f1o\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">Los programas estatales de Medicaid actualmente reciben reembolsos de medicamentos<br \/>\nfabricantes para garantizar que Medicaid pague el precio m\u00e1s bajo posible por<br \/>\nmedicamentos de marca. Sin embargo, el reembolso no se aplica a los medicamentos comprados<br \/>\na trav\u00e9s de MCO. Bajo la ley actual, los estados a menudo pagan m\u00e1s por la prescripci\u00f3n<br \/>\nmedicamentos para beneficiarios en planes de atenci\u00f3n administrada que para aquellos en pago por servicio<br \/>\nSeguro de enfermedad. Esta inequidad eleva los costos para los gobiernos federal y estatal.<br \/>\ncontribuyentes&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\">El presidente Obama ha expresado su apoyo a la extensi\u00f3n de la droga<br \/>\nreembolsos para incluir a las MCO, al igual que la Asociaci\u00f3n Nacional de Gobernadores, la<br \/>\nAsociaci\u00f3n Nacional de Directores Estatales de Medicaid, la Asociaci\u00f3n para Medicaid,<br \/>\ny la industria de planes de salud de Medicaid.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Washington, D.C. &#8211; Oregon&rsquo;s Senator Jeff Merkley called on the leadership of the Senate Finance Committee today to include an extension of the Medicaid drug rebate program to managed care plans (MCOs) in the health reform legislation currently being drafted. 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