Senate Finance Committee Plans Hearing On Medicare Rx Implementation
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
CMS Administrator Mark McClellan will testify at Sept. 14 hearing to discuss implementing the Medicare drug benefit and Medicare Advantage program. Other witness include PCMA President Mark Merritt and AHIP President Karen Ignagni.
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