CCAGW Releases Statement Opposing Inclusion of MFN in New CMMI Models

WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–#congress–Today, Council for Citizens Against Government Waste (CCAGW) President Tom Schatz issued the following statement in response to the announcement of two proposed Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI) models, “GLOBE” and “GUARD,” that seek to advance so-called ‘most favored nation’ (MFN) drug price controls:

“CCAGW is disappointed to see the administration push price controls into our healthcare system through an Obamacare era program that has proven to be a costly, unaccountable experiment in government-controlled healthcare. The proposed GLOBE and GUARD models double down on the problem by advancing a flawed big-government solution through a wasteful, big-government agency. These new models should be stopped before they burden patients with more disruptive changes to their care and displace competitive market solutions with more inefficient bureaucracy.”

“CMMI was created to test models that improve care and lower costs. Instead, it has disrupted patient access, undermined providers, operated with little accountability, and wasted billions of taxpayer dollars. Using this failed agency to import foreign price controls from countries with socialized medicine is not only contrary to conservative principles but also compounds the damage.”

“Countries that rely on government-controlled drug prices experience fewer new treatments, longer delays, and reduced access to lifesaving medicines. The U.S. should not follow that path, especially through an agency with CMMI’s record of failure.”

“CMMI has had 15 years to prove it can work, but it has failed miserably. Rather than allowing CMMI to expand its reach through models like GLOBE and GUARD, policymakers should advance alternative solutions that actually lower out-of-pocket costs for patients and consumers.”

The Council for Citizens Against Government Waste is the lobbying arm of Citizens Against Government Waste, the nation’s largest nonpartisan, nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating waste, fraud, abuse, and mismanagement in government.

Contacts

Alexandra Abrams
(202) 467-5310
aabrams@cagw.org