Plugging the Hole in Part D: CMS Tries to Sweeten the Deal for Enhanced Medicare Drug Coverage

The federal Medicare agency is desperate to woo Part D plans to provide brand name drug coverage in the "donut hole" for 2008 despite the catastrophic failure of enhanced plans so far. Manufacturers should root for CMS to make it happen-but prepare for the fallout if the agency can't.

Michael McCaughan

The donut hole inside the Medicare prescription drug benefit is starting to give the

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