Preferred Pharmacy Trend In Part D Attracts MedPAC’s Attention
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission expressed concerns about the impact on access to medications that a growing trend for Medicare Part D plan sponsors to use preferred pharmacy networks might have, particularly in rural areas where a preferred pharmacy might be many miles away.
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