MedPAC's Permanent "Doc Fix" For Medicare Seeks $75 Bil. Offset From Drug Firms
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission's draft plan seeks approximately $235 billion in offsets from a range of non-physician sources.
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