--- title: | Industry Updates description: Industry Updates | --- [![Elixir_Logo_Tag](https://visiblydifferent.envisionrx.com/hubfs/Elixir_Logo_Tag.png "Elixir_Logo_Tag")](http://www.elixirsolutions.com) #### [CMS Part D Audit Report Lists Noncompliance Activities and Recommends Actions for Improvement](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/cms-part-d-audit-report-lists-noncompliance-activities-and-recommends-actions-for-improvement) ** [Industry Updates](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/tag/industry-updates) On July 18, 2023, the Center for Medicare and Medicare Services (CMS) released the “2022 Part C and Part D Program... [Read More](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/cms-part-d-audit-report-lists-noncompliance-activities-and-recommends-actions-for-improvement) [![](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Blog%20Feature%20Images/diverse-group-working-together.jpg) ](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/cms-part-d-audit-report-lists-noncompliance-activities-and-recommends-actions-for-improvement) #### [Top 10 Part D Changes from the CMS-4201 Final Rule](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/top-10-part-d-changes-from-the-cms-4201-final-rule) ** [Industry Updates](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/tag/industry-updates) On April 12, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) published Final Rule CMS-4201-F Contract Year... [Read More](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/top-10-part-d-changes-from-the-cms-4201-final-rule) [![Woman getting medications from pharmacy](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Blog%20Feature%20Images/older-woman-getting-meds-at-pharmacy.jpg) ](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/top-10-part-d-changes-from-the-cms-4201-final-rule) #### [Unmasking the Medications You Shouldn’t Be Paying For](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/unmasking-the-medications-you-shouldnt-be-paying-for) ** [Clinical Trends & Insights](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/tag/clinical-trends-insights), ** [Industry Updates](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/tag/industry-updates) Hundreds of prescription medications process every day and patients and plan sponsors pay for them because that's what... [Read More](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/unmasking-the-medications-you-shouldnt-be-paying-for) [![](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Blog%20Feature%20Images/medications.jpg) ](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/unmasking-the-medications-you-shouldnt-be-paying-for) #### [Updates to Biologics, COVID-19 and Medicare Part D: What You Need to Know](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/updates-to-biologics-covid-19-and-medicare-part-d) ** [Industry Updates](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/tag/industry-updates) Spring has sprung and so have the announcements from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The month of... [Read More](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/updates-to-biologics-covid-19-and-medicare-part-d) [![](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Blog%20Feature%20Images/woman-with-negative-covid-test.jpg) ](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/updates-to-biologics-covid-19-and-medicare-part-d) #### [The Inflation Reduction Act Kicks Off Big Changes to Medicare Prescription Coverage](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/inflation-reduction-act-big-changes-to-medicare) ** [Industry Updates](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/tag/industry-updates) The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) was signed into law in August 2022 and went into effect January 1, 2023. The IRA... [Read More](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/inflation-reduction-act-big-changes-to-medicare) [![African American Woman Getting Vaccinated](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Blog%20Feature%20Images/AA-Woman-Getting-Vaccine.jpg) ](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/inflation-reduction-act-big-changes-to-medicare) #### [Looking Ahead to 2023: Medicare Readiness](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/looking-ahead-to-2023-medicare-readiness) ** [Industry Updates](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/tag/industry-updates) The 2022 audit cycle is coming to a close. CMS issued its last engagement letters for 2022 program audits at the end of... [Read More](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/looking-ahead-to-2023-medicare-readiness) [![](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Blog%20Feature%20Images/child-looking-through-eyeglass.jpg) ](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/looking-ahead-to-2023-medicare-readiness) #### [New Guidelines for Diabetes First Line Therapy Could Lead to Increases in Drug Spend](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/new-guidelines-for-diabetes-first-line-therapy) ** [Clinical Trends & Insights](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/tag/clinical-trends-insights), ** [Industry Updates](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/tag/industry-updates) Diabetes is an epidemic that drives a significant amount of medical cost. Eleven percent of the United States’... [Read More](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/new-guidelines-for-diabetes-first-line-therapy) [![](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/hubfs/Diabetes%20iStock-1185738340.jpg) ](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/new-guidelines-for-diabetes-first-line-therapy) #### [Elixir’s 2023 Formularies Drive Optimal Value with Under 1% Member Disruption](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/elixirs-2023-formularies) ** [Industry Updates](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/tag/industry-updates), ** [Trends & Insights](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/tag/trends-insights) At Elixir, whole member health is at the heart of our formulary strategy and drug management practices. As we prepare... [Read More](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/elixirs-2023-formularies) [![](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Diabetes-900x600-1.jpg) ](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/elixirs-2023-formularies) #### [Inflation Reduction Act of 2022: The Basics](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/inflation-reduction-act-of-2022-the-basics) ** [Industry Updates](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/tag/industry-updates) On August 16th, 2022, President Biden signed into law H.R. 5376, a budget reconciliation measure known as the Inflation... [Read More](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/inflation-reduction-act-of-2022-the-basics) [![](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Blog%20Feature%20Images/Retired-man-sorts-medication.jpg) ](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/inflation-reduction-act-of-2022-the-basics) #### [What to Know for the 2022-2023 Flu Season](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/what-to-know-for-the-2022-2023-flu-season) ** [Clinical Trends & Insights](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/tag/clinical-trends-insights), ** [Industry Updates](https://blog.elixirsolutions.com/tag/industry-updates) According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there were as many as 14,000 flu-related deaths and... 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