Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) Under Medicare Part B

• Open Enrollment for Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) for 2007 October 1- November 15
  Information is now available for providers about how to enroll in the Competitive Acquisition Program for coverage under Medicare Part B for specific prescription drugs. For more information, go to www.cms.hhs.gov/CompetitiveAcquisforBios/02_infophys.asp. Overview of CAP program offered by Janssen, LP. Click here to download.

• Competitive Acquisition Program to Include Long-Acting Anti-Psychotic Meds
  Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule for the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) under Medicare Part B that includes long-acting anti-psychotic medications.

• Competitive Acquisition Program to Include Long-Acting Anti-Psychotic Meds
  Earlier this week, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issued an interim final rule for the Competitive Acquisition Program (CAP) under Medicare Part B that includes long-acting anti-psychotic medications.

  The National Council with your help fought hard for this result, reflecting our strong commitment to expanding the availability of new medical technologies offered by community-based mental health providers and improving the quality of care for individuals with serious mental illnesses. Click here to read letter.

• Part B, Competitive Acquisition Program
  National Council urges Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to implement the Part B Competitive Acquisition Program. CAP has the potential to bring new psychiatric therapies into wider use and significantly improve the quality of care for some the most vulnerable people in our society. (Click here to view letter from the National Council to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)