Raising Part D Donut Hole Discounts To 75% Proposed By President
Executive Summary
President Obama’s 2014 budget plan contains some new drug reimbursement ideas, including increasing the brand drug discount used in the Medicare Part D donut hole to 75% and slashing the Part B drug rate to ASP+3%.
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