Clear Messages From Part D: Managed Care Learns to Work With Retail Pharmacists
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Medicare drug plans and retail pharmacy groups are working together to clean up the mess that plagued the launch of Part D. The manufacturers should pay attention: the result may be new force in drug selection and adherence.
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