The End of the PDP? What MemberHealth Means for Medicare Part D
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
The merger of MemberHealth into Universal American is the biggest Part D deal so far-and the first of what is sure to be many ripple effects from the CVS/Caremark agreement. Universal's model relies on cross-selling in Medicare Advantage. The era of the stand-alone drug plan may be ending.
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