1.0Avalere Health Advisoryhttps://advisory.avalerehealth.comrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="PdyuJgkwwc"><a href="https://advisory.avalerehealth.com/insights/three-takeaways-from-the-cms-mfp-justifications-for-ipay-2026">Three Takeaways from the CMS MFP Justifications for IPAY 2026</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://advisory.avalerehealth.com/insights/three-takeaways-from-the-cms-mfp-justifications-for-ipay-2026/embed#?secret=PdyuJgkwwc" width="600" height="338" title="“Three Takeaways from the CMS MFP Justifications for IPAY 2026” — Avalere Health Advisory" data-secret="PdyuJgkwwc" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://advisory.avalerehealth.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/32275-1-AshleyFlint_400x600-1.jpg600400On January 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the required public explanations for the maximum fair prices (MFPs) of the first 10 drugs selected for the Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program. While the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) does not require CMS to release the price justifications until March 1, 2025, this…