Fiscal Commission's Final Plan Includes Rebates On Drugs Used By Medicare/Medicaid Dual Eligibles
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Commission will vote Dec. 3 on whether to approve the plan on ways to reduce federal deficits.
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