Medicare Rx Will Allow Exceptions To Two-Drug-Per-Class Rule
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Medicare prescription drug plans may petition the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to allow coverage of a single drug in classes where only two drugs exist, CMS' final Medicare Rx regulations state
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