Medicare Part D Mandatory Rebates Advised By Budget Experts At Super Committee Hearing
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Hearing witnesses also urge the committee to endorse an overhaul of Medicare that allows private plans to compete with the fee-for-service program through a federal exchange.
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