Part D Cost Sharing Cap May Have Broadest Benefit For Jakafi, Revlimid, Pomalyst, Imbruvica Users
Executive Summary
A cap set at $2,000 would help nearly 1 million more seniors than a cap set at $3,100, according to new study by Kaiser Family Foundation. Either competing legislative proposal would probably be welcomed by pharma industry as way to defuse pricing debate.
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