Florida Medicaid Rx Plan Creates Preferred List, Not Formulary, Court Finds
Executive Summary
The Florida Medicaid supplemental rebate program creates a preferred drug list, not a state Medicaid formulary, Tallahassee, Fla. federal court Judge William Stafford found in upholding the state program
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