Obama Pitches Part D Rx Price Concessions In State Of The Union Address
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
President Obama’s speech includes some proposals for cost-savings in Medicare, such as having wealthier seniors pay more, moving from pay-for-service to pay-for-performance and mandatory rebates on drugs used in Medicare Part D, which drew a quick response from PhRMA.
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