Medicare, Medicaid Coverage Ban For “Lifestyle” Drugs Proposed
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Senate Finance Committee Chairman Grassley (R-Iowa) introduces legislation to ban federal government reimbursement for the erectile dysfunction agents Viagra, Cialis and Levitra. The bill would permit coverage for use of the treatments for reasons unrelated to sexual performance.
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