Medicare Part B Reimbursement Covered By U.S.-Australia Trade Pact
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Medicare Part D and Medicaid are excluded from Free Trade Agreement drug provisions, as are VA and DoD drug purchases, U.S. Trade Representative says. FTA does not prevent Congress from passing drug importation legislation.
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