Medicare Part D Proposed Rule To Lower Prices Targets PBMs, Benefits Manufacturers
Executive Summary
Proposal reflects a concern that plans and pharmacy benefit managers are inappropriately benefitting from price concessions (in this case from pharmacies) while beneficiaries are not, a theme the pharma industry has been pushing for some time.
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