Medicaid Cost-Containment Strategies May Include PDL For Antipsychotics
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Increased flexibility in controlling drug costs will be required for states to maintain their bargaining power following the shift of “dual eligibles” to Medicare in 2006, Oklahoma Medicaid director says.
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Legislation would slow implementation of the drug benefit, which is a primary goal of CMS, McClellan says. Overall savings will offset additional costs that the states take on under the federal “clawback,” he notes.
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