Price Inflation Rebates And The Spectre Of 100% Discounts In Medicare Part D
Executive Summary
Medicaid programs are essentially getting Humira for free, in large part because of price inflation rebates, according to estimates by Bernstein analysts. Legislation pending in the US Senate wants to bring that dynamic to Medicare.
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