Kerry Medicare Rx "Overhaul" May Include PBMs To Negotiate On Behalf Of HHS
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Democratic presidential candidate wants to find a way to use federal government's bulk purchasing leverage through private contractors to conduct genuine "negotiations" for drugs – not set prices, staffer says.
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