Medicare Law Does Not Require Legislative Change, McClellan Says
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
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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