Berwick Highlights Part D Gap Discounts In Defending Reform Law Before Ways And Means Committee
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
In his first hearing before a House committee, CMS chief Donald Berwick emphasized the importance of the Medicare Part D coverage gap discount program in his defense of the Affordable Care Act.
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