Medicare Part D Will Cover Physician Administered Drugs, CMS Says
Executive Summary
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will not allow Medicare prescription drug plans to deny coverage of drugs that would be covered under Part B if dispensed by a physician, the agency said in a draft guidance released the week of March 28
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