CMS ‘Safe Harbor’ For Use Of Copay Accumulators In Private Insurance Challenged In Court
Executive Summary
Patient groups ‘left with no choice’ but to challenge federal regulation allowing commercial payers to bar manufacturer assistance with drug costs from being counted toward deductibles and out-of-pocket spending caps.
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