Medicare Rx Disease Management Pilot Project Estimated To Cost $300 Mil.
Executive Summary
A disease management program pilot project included in the House Medicare drug benefit bill (HR 4680) may have difficulty attracting private sector contractors, a Congressional Budget Office analysis of the bill indicates.
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