Humana-Mart: The New Part D Plan Raises More Questions Than Answers
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Walmart and Humana are offering an insurance plan that comes in at about half the price of the rest of the competition in the Part D market. Why are they doing it, how are they doing it, and what does it mean for drug manufacturers?
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