Lace Daniel A
Leaders in Medicine Inc., Wayne, Il, USA.
Manag Care. 2006 Jul;15(7 Suppl 3):21-4.
Unlike the Medicare Part D program, which has a significant number of participating plans, the new Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP), which was to have started on Jan. 1, 2006, along with Medicare Part D, did not because, in part, of a lack of interest. As a result, the program was delayed until July 1, 2006. This new program separates the physician from the purchase and billing of medications provided in the physician's office. Under CAP, physicians sign with a specialty pharmacy provider that will deliver the medications to the physicians as ordered and then bill Medicare directly. This will alleviate some physician administrative responsibilities. Although it is unlikely that high-volume Medicare Part B medication providers, such as oncologists, will use a CAP provider, it is likely that busy primary care physicians and other specialists not usually involved in providing medications in their offices now may start to take advantage of this valuable service.
与有大量参与计划的医疗保险D部分项目不同，原计划于2006年1月1日与医疗保险D部分一同启动的新竞争性采购项目（CAP）却未能如期启动，部分原因是缺乏兴趣。结果，该项目推迟到2006年7月1日。这个新项目将医生与在医生办公室提供的药品采购和计费分开。根据CAP，医生与一家专科药房供应商签约，该供应商将按订单向医生提供药品，然后直接向医疗保险计费。这将减轻医生的一些行政责任。尽管像肿瘤学家这样大量提供医疗保险B部分药品的供应商不太可能使用CAP供应商，但忙碌的初级保健医生和其他通常不在办公室提供药品的专科医生现在可能会开始利用这项有价值的服务。
