Medicaid Rx Purchasing Reform Could Be In Budget Reconciliation Bill
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Reforming Medicaid prescription drug purchasing to reduce federal outlays is a "consensus item" among Senate Democrats and Republicans, Senate staffers say.
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