Bill Revising ASP Calculation Surfaces Again In House; Medicare Cost Question Remains
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Bipartisan bill from Reps. Whitfield and Green would permanently exclude prompt pay discounts from the calculation of average sales price for drugs used in Medicare Part B.
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