CMS Endorses 71 Medicare Drug Discount Card Sponsors
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Twenty-eight private sponsors, selected from 57 applicants, include all the major PBMs; 43 Medicare health plan sponsors were also selected to offer cards. HHS Secretary Thompson says the program will roll out on schedule and predicts savings greater than CMS' forecast of 10%-25%.
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