Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton supports in principle the Obama administration’s Medicare proposal to change the way drugs administered in hospital and physicians’ offices are reimbursed, according to an outside adviser to the Clinton campaign.
Clinton supports the overall structure and purpose of the proposal, but like several Democrats in Congress, she believes the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should consider making changes, said Chris Jennings, a health expert, in an interview with Morning Consult.
Most importantly, Jennings said, Clinton wants the current drug reimbursement system updated. “I think it is fair to say that she embraces the notion that CMS should find much better, more rational ways to pay for prescription drugs, and the incentives are flawed,” he said. “I think that she would hope that they not feel it necessary to walk away from their commitment in this area, but rather try to address legitimate constructive suggestions that have been made.”
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