Medicare Part D Rebate Rule Delayed Until 2023 As PBMs Notch Legal Win
Executive Summary
HHS initially postponed only those provisions of the final regulation that were scheduled to go into effect 29 January, but Biden Administration now faces April deadline from court to determine how to proceed with the rest of the rule.
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