Frequently Asked Questions

Pharmacy

  1. Will the Department be providing an analysis report of the retroactive ATB reduction related to Pharmacy services?
  2. Will the Department further explain the alternative proposals that will be used to meet the balance of the pharmacy reduction?
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Will the Department be providing an analysis report of the retroactive ATB reduction related to Pharmacy services? Once the Pharmacy retroactive amounts are established, reports for Pharmacy only will be available upon request. Please email ppno@health.state.ny.us and a report from pharmacy will be provided as soon as they are available.
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Will the Department further explain the alternative proposals that will be used to meet the balance of the pharmacy reduction? The pharmacy program achieved commensurate savings for generic drugs through an enhanced SMAC initiative intended to optimize the scope and cost effectiveness of the existing SMAC Program. For more information, please see the pharmacy methodology.