Medicare Home Infusion Bill Would Require Part B Coverage Of Equipment, Services, Open Part D Formularies
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Sponsored by Rep. Engel, the bill calls for Part D plans to maintain open formualries for home infusion drugs for two years, while the USP develops a model formulary approach for the category.
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