Part D Data Sharing Rule Allows External Researchers Access, With Limits
Executive Summary
CMS will permit outside groups to access Medicare Part D data for research, but with restrictions to protect both beneficiary confidentiality and commercially sensitive information, the agency says in its final rule on Part D data sharing
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