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All health plans serving Medicare beneficiaries must collect and report comparable, independently audited data to demonstrate compliance with national standards.
CMS should monitor the activities of all private health plans participating in Medicare to ensure compliance with all requirements.
All private health plans participating in Medicare should be engaged in ongoing quality improvement programs.
Congress should grant Medicare the statutory authority to use its purchasing power to obtain drug price discounts directly from pharmaceutical manufacturers.
Congress should eliminate the asset test for the LIS for Part D coverage and ensure coordination of benefits for those who are dually eligible for Medicare and Medicaid.
Efforts to reform the Medicare Part D benefit structure should not lead to higher enrollee premiums or federal spending.