CMS Administrator McClellan Updates SHIP Directors On Drug Benefit May 23
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
McClellan will outline Rx benefit outreach and education strategy to community health insurance assistance counselors. State Health Insurance Assistance Program partnerships and a Consumers Union Best Buy Drugs workshop are also on the agenda.
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