Medicare Reform Using Part D Model Is Advocacy Priority For PhRMA – Castellani
Executive Summary
For PhRMA, supporting a move toward privatizing Medicare is a tactic that may help avoid the establishment of new price controls in the system, like the often-discussed mandated drug rebates in Part D.
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