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Program Releases

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issues program releases to states and drug manufacturers participating in the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program. To find prior releases by topic, please use the "Keyword Search" function below.

To further refine your search, we have also posted a Division of Pharmacy Releases Index, which is a compilation of all the State and Manufacturer Releases topics from 1991 to Present. Please download a copy for your reference.

If you have any questions regarding the states and/or drug manufacturer releases, please email MDROperations@cms.hhs.gov.

Disclaimer: Please note that the information provided on this web page does not bind or obligate the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS).  The statements included on this web page are intended to provide information on Medicaid Drug Rebate Program Releases and do not in any way revise or modify the requirements set forth in Section 1927 of the Act, the national drug rebate agreement (NDRA), or regulations.

Page Last Updated on November 13, 2023

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State Release 181

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Type: State Release
Keywords: UOM, Unit of Measure, UPPS, Unit Per Package Size, Nonpayment, Delinquent Payment, Threshold, write-off, State Hearing Mechanism, Dispute Codes, Adjustment Codes, ROSI, PQAS, MCO invoicing, Date of Service, DoS
Links: State Release 181: Errors in Manufacturer-Reported COD Pricing & UOM; Nonresponsive Manufacturers Rebate Payments; Threshold/Write-offs; State Hearing; Updates with Dispute Codes; MCO Invoicing Based on Date of Service Beginning 3Q2017 ( PDF, 233.38 KB )
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State Release 180

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Type: State Release
Keywords: FSS, Federal Supply Schedule, Indian Health Services, IHS facilities, Veteran Homes, Drugs Purchased, 340B
Links: State Release 180: Clarification on Medicaid Reimbursement and Rebates for Drugs Purchased Through the Federal Supply Schedule ( PDF, 111.77 KB )
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State Release 179

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Type: State Release
Keywords: Federal Financial Participation, FFP, Cosmetic Purposes, Hair Growth, 21st Century Cures Act, Eligible for FFP, Medically Necessary, Treatment of Sexual Dysfunction, Treatment of Erectile Dysfunction, Ineligible for FFP, Sexual Dysfunction, Erectile Dysfunction
Links: State Release 179: Drug Coverage under the MDRP; 21st Century Cures Act - Limitations on Drugs for Cosmetic Purposes/Hair Growth; QI, TMA, Abstinence Programs and Hurricane Katrina Relief Act 2005; Drugs Used to Treat Erectile Dysfunction ( PDF, 112.9 KB )
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State Release 178

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Type: State Release
Keywords: Prescribed Drugs, FFP, Federal Financial Match, FFP Eligibility
Links: State Release 178: Defining a “Prescribed Drug” and a “Covered Outpatient Drug” ( PDF, 167.55 KB )
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State Release 177

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Type: State Release
Keywords: Reporting of Managed Care Drug Utilization Data, Reporting of MCO Utilization Data, MCO Drug Utilization, State Drug Utilization Data, SDUD, Reporting of State Drug Utilization Data, Reporting of SDUD, Labeler Monitoring of Drug Utilization Data, Labeler Monitoring of SDUD, State Drug Utilization Data to CMS, SDUD Reported to CMS
Links: State Release 177: Reporting Managed Care Drug Utilization for Rebate Purposes; Non-compliant State Drug Utilization Data Reporting to CMS ( PDF, 121.36 KB )
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State Release 176

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Type: State Release
Keywords: Value Based Purchasing, VBP, VBP Arrangements, Medicaid Best Price, Best Price, VBP and Supplemental Rebates, Supplemental Rebates and Managed Care
Links: State Release 176: VBP Arrangements and Impact on Medicaid; Inquiries Regarding VBP Arrangement’s Impact on Best Price; Offering State Medicaid Partners VBP Arrangements; Collecting Supplemental Rebates on Medicaid MCO Drug Claims ( PDF, 109.99 KB )
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State Release 175

Date:
Type: State Release
Keywords: Generic Inflation Penalty, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015, Section 602 of BB 2015, Noninnovator Drugs Penalty, Noninnovator Drugs URA
Links: State Release 175: New Additional Inflation-Adjusted Rebate Requirement for Non-Innovator Multiple Source Drugs ( PDF, 152.72 KB )
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State Release 174

Date:
Type: State Release
Keywords: Enforcement of 5i AMP Provisions, Final rule with comment transition period, Final rule with comment enforcement
Links: State Release 174: Transition Period Prior to Enforcement of 5i AMP Provisions ( PDF, 140.05 KB )
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State Release 173

Date:
Type: State Release
Keywords: Claims Level Data, Dispute Resolution Prevention, DRP
Links: State Release 173: Labeler Request for Claims Level Data (CLD) From States; Dispute Resolution Prevention/Reminders ( PDF, 138.05 KB )
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State Release 172

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Type: State Release
Keywords: HCV, Hepatitis C, HCV Medicaid coverage, HCV and MCO, HCV and Medicaid managed care
Links: State Release 172: Assuring Medicaid Beneficiaries Access to Hepatitis C (HCV) Drugs; Rules Regarding Medicaid Drug Coverage; Permissible Limitations to Medicaid Drug Coverage; Coverage under Medicaid Managed Care Plans ( PDF, 155.54 KB )
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