Preferred Pharmacy Networks Prevail In Part D Plans As Enrollment For 2014 Begins
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The evolution of the Medicare Part D marketplace has made features that were virtually unknown at the start of the program into prominent parts of plan designs across the country, according to an analysis by the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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