What Will Part D Prices Look Like in 2007?
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
Big Pharma companies say its too early to tell what prices will look like under Medicare Part D next year. That is in part because they can't be sure yet what prices they will get in 2006. That won't be clear until claims are reconciled this fall.
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