
VA and CMS Agreement to Improve Drug Safety Monitoring for Vets
Medicare and Medicaid Services join to strengthen safety surveillance for medications issued to Veterans The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recently announced an agreement that greatly improves drug safety monitoring of prescriptions, including opioids. The agreement, which was formalized March 21, will give VA the ability to monitor medical prescriptions issued…